State v. Pilgrim

Howell, Chief Judge:

Willie Earl Pilgrim appeals from his conviction for assault and battery with intent to kill. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I

On the evening of October 21, 1991, Marion Douglas Smith was attacked in the parking lot of a grocery store while he was placing his groceries in his car. Smith was hit with a hard object approximately five times, with at least two of the blows striking him in the face. Smith never saw his attacker and did not know why he had been attacked. After the attack, Smith had three limbs in casts and spent one week in the hospital. Smith had only…