Ford v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for aggravated assault upon an officer while in the discharge of his official duties (Sec. 1 of Art. 1147, Vernon’s P. C.), with punishment assessed at a fine of $100.

Said Sec. 1 of Art. 1147, Vernon’s P. C., reads as follows:

(“An assault or battery becomes aggravated . . .)

“When committed upon an officer in the lawful discharge of the duties of his office, if it was known or declared to the offender that the person assaulted was an officer discharging an official duty.”

Knowledge or notice to the offender that the person assaulted is an officer discharging…