PHILLIPS v. STATE

No. 3-87-188-CR.

753 S.W.2d 813 (1988)

James Frederick PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

June 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel R. Cain, Belton, for appellant.

Arthur C. Eads, Dist. Atty., James T. Russell, Administrative Asst., Belton, for appellee.

Before POWERS, BRADY and CARROLL, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

A jury found appellant guilty of injury to an elderly individual. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 22.04(a)(1) (Supp.1988). The trial court assessed punishment at imprisonment for eight years. We will affirm the judgment.

The evidence showed that appellant, a Viet Nam veteran and resident of the Tutor Farm Residential Facility in Bell County, severely beat another Farm resident, 65-year-old Johnny D. Hicks.

In his first point of error, appellant...

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