Legal Opinion

James v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 1960No. 31912PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDice, Judge

The offense is aggravated assault upon a female; the punishment, 6 months in jail.

Appellant and the prosecuting witness were husband and wife on the date of the alleged offense but were separated with a divorce case pending between them at the time. The prosecuting witness, who was living in the home of her mother, testified that on the night in question the appellant came to the home uninvited, entered the living room unannounced, where she was watching television, and stated that he had come after his papers; that she told appellant to leave, tried to push him toward the door and appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Hendrix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Steese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Campos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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