Bermudez v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of assault to murder with malice. The jury assessed his punishment at IS years’ imprisonment.

The evidence reflects that the offense occurred on August 28, 1971. The complaining witness and some of his friends were standing around a vehicle in a shopping center parking lot. The witnesses testified that the appellant, in the company of others, drove by in a car, stopped, and made some provocative remarks. The witnesses told him to go away. In response, the appellant displayed a pistol and fired several times. One of the bullets…