Cortonelia v. State

PBENDEBGA8T, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault and fined $25.

The charge was a misdemeanor. The Criminal District Courts of Dallas County, under an Act of the Legislature, are given jurisdiction to try misdemeanor cases. A regular jury of twelve tiien was empaneled. Nine only found a verdict. The other three refused to concur in the verdict and it seems may have wanted to find the. defendant not guilty. Neither of these three were in any way discharged by the judge before the verdict for any reason. The appellant objected to the judge receiving the verdict of the…