Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1905No. 3163PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Comity Court of Montague. Tried. below before the Hon. W. W. Cook. Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, a fine of $100. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an aggravated assault, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100. The indictment contained two counts; first, that he was an adult male and committed the assault upon the person of Enid Justin, then and there a female;. and second, that the aggravated assault was committed upon the same girl, who was then and there a child. The State’s case was made out by the little girl, who was just over 9 years of age, under the authority of Hill v. State, 37 Texas Crim. Rep., 279; and Rogers v. State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 355. She testified that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
  2. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  2. Cirul v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
  3. St. John v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

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