Brenneman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Brenneman v. State

458 S.W.2d 677, 1970 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1205

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedJanuary 14, 1970

DocketNo. 42497

StatusPublished

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Brenneman v. State, 458 S.W.2d 677, 1970 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1205 (Tex. 1970).

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Opinion

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault under Article 1147, section (5), V.A.P.C. The information charged aggravated assault alleging that the means by which the assault was effected did inflict disgrace upon the person assaulted; the punishment, assessed by the court without the intervention of a jury, sixty (60) days in jail and a fine of $200.00.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The injured party, a fifteen year old boy, testified that he went into a public restroom, and was approached by appellant. After a random conversation, appellant put his hand into the boy’s pants and upon his penis. When asked the effect of such conduct upon him, the boy said, “It made me nervous and I was scared, I wanted out.” The assault was interrupted by the entrance of others; the boy fled, and reported the matter to his mother. The boy’s outcry was corroborated by his mother, and the following day appellant was apprehended and identified.

The adult appellant, testifying in his own behalf, denied the commission of the offense.

The trial court determined the facts in issue against the appellant, and we affirm.

The words “as an assault with a whip or cowhide” in section (5) include any disgrace that was inflicted upon the assaulted party, Article 1147, note 133, Vernon’s Ann. P.C.; 6 Tex.Jur.2d, Assault and Battery (1959), section 2, p. 240.

Finding no reversible error, the judgment is affirmed.

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OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault under Article 1147, section (5), V.A.P.C. The information charged aggravated assault alleging that the means by which the assault was effected did inflict disgrace upon the person assaulted; the punishment, assessed by the court without the intervention of a jury, sixty (60) days in jail and a fine of $200.00.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The injured party, a fifteen year old boy, testified that he went into a public restroom, and was approached by appellant. After a random conversation, appellant put his hand into the boy’s pants and upon his penis. When asked the effect of such conduct upon him, the boy said, “It made me nervous and I was scared, I wanted out.” The assault was interrupted by the entrance of others; the boy fled, and reported the matter to his mother. The boy’s outcry was corroborated by his mother, and the following day appellant was apprehended and identified.

The adult appellant, testifying in his own behalf, denied the commission of the offense.

The trial court determined the facts in issue against the appellant, and we affirm.

The words “as an assault with a whip or cowhide” in section (5) include any disgrace that was inflicted upon the assaulted party, Article 1147, note 133, Vernon’s Ann. P.C.; 6 Tex.Jur.2d, Assault and Battery (1959), section 2, p. 240.

Finding no reversible error, the judgment is affirmed.

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