Johnson v. State

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, 45 days in jail.

The information alleged that appellant, an adult male, made an assault on Eddie Koonze, a female.

Trial was before the court on a plea of not guilty.

Appellant’s court appointed counsel on appeal submits as fundamental error a portion of the cross-examination of appellant in which counsel for the state inquired as to whether he had ever been in a stolen car; whether he had ever “stolen anything before,” and whether he was a public drunk or a “wino.”

The ground of error complains that the…