Stolleis v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for aggravated assault in which the jury assessed a penalty of $500.00 fine and six months in the county jail.

The injured party was the Sheriff of DeWitt County. He and appellant were attending a stag barbecue. The trouble took place in the evening of May 30th, 1945, shortly after dark and after the meal had been served. The Sheriff had been engaged in the preparation and serving of the meal while appellant had been watching gambling on the grounds, both by playing poker and shooting craps. While appellant did not testify in the case it appears…