State v. Temple

A jury found the defendant guilty of assault and battery. Efis assignments of error deal primarily with his contention that he acted in self-defense and with the court’s refusal to give instructions requested regarding the defense of self-defense. He also complains that the court omitted the word “unlawfully” in defining the elements of assault. We affirm.

A review of the record completely fails to substantiate defendant’s claim that he acted in self-defense. Two young men were lying on the ground fighting. All witnesses, except defendant, concede that E. A. Anderson came on the scene, went to…