State v. Isom

BRASWELL, Judge.

Elton Allison, about sixty-eight years old, blind and somewhat hard of hearing, was asleep on his couch in his home at 3:00 a.m. on the night of 7 July 1982. A blow from a stick across his head awakened Mr. Allison, and a man’s voice said, “I’m going to kill you.” During an altercation with the man, Mr. Allison’s jaw and shoulder were hit, and his mouth bled. The glass window *225over the couch was broken. Dresser drawers were ransacked. A wallet with $20 was taken by the intruder. A neighbor who had been watching television heard yells from Mr. Allison, went and investigated, saw…