Jarrard v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant Ronald Jarrard was convicted of aggravated battery, the victim Griffin having had his spleen removed as a result of a fight with appellant. The evidence shows that the victim repeatedly invited appellant to "scrap,” and these two friends engaged in a junkyard bout in which appellant was finally kicked or pulled off the victim by three other friends. Griffin, who had no weapon, was bleeding profusely. All witnesses saw Jarrard make repeated pounding motions with his fist, but they could not tell whether he used a knife. The two physicians who treated the victim found…