Rossell v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Manuel Almiral Rossell appeals his conviction for aggravated assault, arising out of an incident wherein he cut and stabbed Theodore Smothers with a makeshift razor blade knife, while both were inmates of the DeKalb County Jail. Appellant Rossell was in jail on a burglary warrant sworn out by Smothers after Rossell had attempted by several undesirable methods (including the alleged burglary) to pursue a friendship with Smothers’ mother. Coincidentally, Smothers was jailed for driving with a suspended license, and found himself lodged in the cell adjoining appellant’s cell. The…