Legal Opinion

Avant v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 1955No. 27636PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $100.00. The grounds of aggravation alleged were that serious bodily injury was inflicted.

Barron and Strong (the injured party) refereed a basketball game between Jacksonville and Gladewater which terminated unpleasantly for Gladewater. The appellant was the brother of the captain of the Gladewater team. After the game was over, the automobiles driven by Strong and the appellant came to a stop some distance from Jacksonville; the appellant got out of his automobile and came back to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cobb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Crowson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Griffith v. CasteelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Isaacs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Fitch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

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