Moore v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellants William Moore and Raymond Smith were each found guilty of simple assault. Both appeal, questioning the trial court’s denial of their motions for directed verdicts of acquittal and the court’s refusal to give 11 of their requested charges.

1. The State presented evidence that Moore retrieved a shotgun from his pickup truck after Kenney Harris shook his finger at Moore. Moore placed a cartridge in the chamber, released the safety, pointed the weapon at Harris’ head, a distance of 1-Vz feet, and threatened to blow his head off. Simultaneously, Moore’s companion, appellant…