Washington v. State

471 S.W.2d 409 (1971)

Bedford WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 44066.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 28, 1971.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1971.

James P. Finstrom, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle and James S. Moss, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to murder with malice; the punishment, fifteen (15) years.

The injured party, John Lemons, testified that someone who looked like the appellant walked up to him and said, "Say man,…