Messer v. State

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

This appellant has been convicted of assault with intent to murder Walter Whitehurst.

The State’s evidence tends to show that two policemen for the City of Andalusia, Officers Whitehurst and Clark, answered a radio call to the residence of the Defendant, Raymond E. Messer. Messer was standing on the porch. His wife shouted, “Look out, he’s got a gun.” Officer Whitehurst asked Messer to put the gun down and come out and talk to him. Messer replied that he would not and invited the officers to get out and come and talk to him. Officer Whitehurst made a move to open the car…