Case Name: John Hext v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1905-10-25
Citations: 48 Tex. Crim. 576
Docket Number: No. 3292
Parties: John Hext v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 576–578

Head Matter:
John Hext v. The State.
No. 3292.
Decided October 25, 1905.
Aggravated Assault—Deadly Weapon—Simple Assault.
On trial for aggravated assault by means of a knife alleged to be a deadly weapon, where the evidence showed that no one saw a knife in the hands of defendant, or testified to the kind of weapon he used in the assault, the same was insufficient to sustain a conviction for aggravated assault, or even simple assault; the court having failed to charge unless the knife was shown to have been used by defendant to acquit.
Appeal from the County Court of Newton. Tried below before Hon. Geo. V. Denman.
Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, a fine of $25.
The opinion states the case.
West & Howard, for appellant.
On question of deadly weapon: Sparks v. State, 23 Texas Crim. App., 447; Wilson v. State, 34 Texas Crim. Rep., 64; Melton v. State, 30 Texas Crim. App., 27,3; Jenkins v. State, id., 379.
Howard Martin, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
This conviction was for aggravated assault. The Assistant Attorney-General has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the recognizance is defective. An examination of the recognizance shows that it does not state the amount of the punishment assessed against appellant, as required by article 887, Code Criminal Procedure. May v. State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 196. The motion is sustained; and the appeal accordingly dismissed.
Dismissed.
ON REHEARING.
November 22, 1905.