Barnett v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Samuel F. Barnett was convicted of aggravated assault on a peace officer and was sentenced to serve ten years in a state penal institution. The evidence showed that a deputy sheriff went to Barnett’s home to serve a juvenile court order. An altercation occurred when Barnett’s wife grabbed some papers from the deputy’s hand and he grabbed them back. Mrs. Barnett began to yell, “He hit me!” Appellant came around the corner of the house, heard his wife screaming, went inside the house and returned with a screwdriver in his hand. He either pointed or swung the screwdriver at…