Case ID: tex-crim_57/html/0186-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "BROOKS, Judge.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Herman Jaehnig v. The State.
    No. 101.
    Decided November 3, 1909.
    Simple Assault — Information—Aggravated Assault.
    Where the defendant was convicted of simple assault he could not complain that the information was defective in not sufficiently charging an aggravated assault. Following McCuteheon v. State, 49 Texas Grim. Rep., 607.
    Appeal from the County. Court of Bee. Tried below before the Hon. W. W. Dodd.
    Appeal'from a conviction of simple assault; penalty, a fine of $10.
    The opinion states the case.
    
      Chambliss & Baker, for appellant.
    On question of insufficiency of information: Arcia v. State, 28 Texas Crim. App., 198, 12 S. W. Rep., 600; Williamson v. State, 5 Texas Crim. App., 485; Ranch v. State, Id., 363; Tooney v. State, Id., 163; Meier v. State, 10 Texas Crim. App., 39, and case cited in the opinion.
    
      F. J. McCord, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.
   BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of simple assault, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $10.

Appellant complains that the information is defective in that it attempts to charge an aggravated' assault and, therefore, is insufficient in that it nowhere states the manner in which the instrument charged was used, and that the court misdirected the jury as to the law of aggravated assault. Conceding this was true, appellant was only convicted of a simple assault and fined $10, therefore, appellant cannot complain of same. The court properly charged on simple assault, and the jury properly found appellant guilty under the evidence as disclosed in the record. See McCutcheon v. State, 49 Texas Crim. Rep., 607, 16 Texas Ct. Rep., 444.

Finding no error in the record, the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.