Legal Opinion

Aleman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 13, 1960No. 31287Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault upon an officer; the punishment, six months in jail.

This is a companion case to Aleman v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 332 S.W.2d 317. The facts are almost identical. Officer Vara testified that this appellant was one of the group who attacked him, that appellant doubled up his fists and drew back his arms several times in a manner indicating he was about to strike him. In this case, appellant testified that he “acted as if he were about to strike officer Vara and demonstrated to the court the position he had taken, with clenched fists and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Aleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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