Placencia v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit with the offense of aggravated assault and battery. Following appellant’s plea of not guilty, a trial by jury was had and appellant was found guilty of simple assault and battery; a one thousand dollar ($1,000) fine was imposed and appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Farm for a period of six [6] months.

The grounds asserted in appellant’s motion to correct errors are as follows:

“1. That the Court erred in failing to provide defendant with an attorney upon defendant’s request.

2. That the Court erred in allowing the defendant to proceed with a jury…