Williams v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

Appellant, John Williams, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was tried in the District Court of Atoka County, Case Nos. CRF-78-82 and CRF-78-83, for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Kidnapping. A mistrial was declared for the offense of Kidnapping when the jury could not reach a verdict and that charge has been dismissed. A sentence of six (6) months’ in the county jail was assessed and imposed for the crime of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and it is from this judgment and sentence that the defendant has appealed.

The circumstances preceding the defendant’s…