Glisson v. State

Marshall, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and convicted of two felonious assaults as well as being convicted of two misdemeanor simple batteries. He was sentenced at a bifurcated jury trial to two consecutive five-year penitentiary sentences on the felonious assaults and one-year consecutive sentences each on the misdemeanor batteries for a total of 12 years. Appellant filed a motion for new trial on general grounds and in an amended motion enumerated other special grounds. The motion as amended was denied. Thereafter, appellant filed, pro se, his notice of appeal. Held:

1. We have carefully…