Morris v. State

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for maiming, the punishment, six years.

The assaulted party, Candelario Hernandez, owned and operated a bar, and also owned and lived in one of six apartments adjacent to the bar which were located alongside and opened onto the sidewalk. While standing on the sidewalk about 7:30 p. m., near the bar, Hernandez saw the appellant pulling on the screen doors and peeping into the windows of the apartments as appellant moved along the sidewalk toward him. Upon approaching Hernandez, the appellant said: “Probably you don’t like it,” and began striking at…