Wilkerson v. State

McMURRAY, Senior Appellate Judge.

Appellant Steve Allan Wilkerson and his brother, David Wayne Wilkerson, were indicted separately, but tried jointly, on one count of aggravated assault each. Evidence adduced at trial showed that the Wilkerson brothers approached the victim in a convenience store parking lot. They correctly suspected the victim was romantically involved with David Wilkerson’s wife. After a heated verbal exchange, Steve Wilkerson produced a knife and threatened to cut the victim’s throat. The victim withdrew to his truck. Steve Wilkerson then retrieved a tire iron from his…