Case Name: J. D. Gant v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1953-04-22
Citations: 158 Tex. Crim. 484
Docket Number: No. 26,382
Parties: J. D. Gant v. State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 158
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
J. D. Gant v. State.
No. 26,382.
April 22, 1953.
No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.
Wesley Dice, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
WOODLEY, Judge.
The conviction is for assault with intent to murder without malice; the punishment, one year in the penitentiary.
Appellant shot his wife with a 22 pistol, one shot striking her in the arm and the other penetrating her intestines.
The jury rejected appellant's claim of self-defense and lack of intent to kill, but resolved the issue of malice against the state and assessed the minimum punishment.
The sole exception relates to the closing argument of state's counsel, the contention being that certain testimony was misquoted.
In the light of the evidence adduced and the punishment assessed the argument, if improper, would not call for reversal.
The judgment is affirmed.