McWilliams v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Tom McWilliams appeals his conviction of one count of aggravated assault upon a peace officer and one count of aggravated assault.

The evidence established that, while being transported by a taxi from a bar to his home, McWilliams engaged in a dispute over the amount of the fare, then became involved in a physical altercation with an employee of the cab company who was accompanying the driver, and ultimately fired several shots from a pistol as the cab hurriedly departed his driveway. Although McWilliams testified that he fired in the air, the occupants of the cab stated…