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Roberts v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Feb 3, 1926
279 S.W. 1118 (Tex. Crim. App. 1926)

Opinion

No. 9959.

Delivered February 3, 1926.

Aggravated Assault — Death of Appellant — Appeal Abated.

It being shown to this court by affidavit, that since this appeal was perfected the appellant has died, it is therefore ordered that the appeal be abated.

Appeal from the District Court of Wood County. Tried below before the Hon. J. R. Warren, Judge.

Appeal from a conviction of an aggravated assault, penalty a fine of $100.00 and 30 days in the county jail.

No brief filed for appellant.

Sam D. Stinson, State's Attorney, and Nat Gentry, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, for the State.


The conviction was for an aggravated assault with punishment fixed at 30 days' confinement in the county jail and a fine of $100.00.

Proper showing is made to this court by affidavit that since the appeal was perfected appellant has died.

It is therefore ordered that the appeal be abated.

Appeal abated.


Summaries of

Roberts v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Feb 3, 1926
279 S.W. 1118 (Tex. Crim. App. 1926)
Case details for

Roberts v. State

Case Details

Full title:MRS. ELLEN ROBERTS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Feb 3, 1926

Citations

279 S.W. 1118 (Tex. Crim. App. 1926)
279 S.W. 1118

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