Cooley v. State

Mb,. Justice Chambliss

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Cooley appeals from a conviction of assault with intent to commit murder in the second degree on one Mike Tarasan, with a prison sentence of not more than three years.

That he seriously cut the prosecutor is not denied, but self-defense is relied on. The difficulty occurred at the dance hall operated by Tarasan on a night when Cooley had visited the place. A dispute arose as to Cooley’s payment for certain food, etc., and Tarasan ordered him away and sought to evict him. The cutting took place outside of the building either in the space…