Finchum v. State

Appellant was indicted for assault and pled not guilty. The case was tried before a jury, and a verdict was returned finding appellant guilty of assault in the first degree. Appellant was sentenced to twenty-five (25) years' imprisonment under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, and ordered to make restitution.

At 8:00 p.m. on March 5, 1983, Charlene Pierce and her husband, Michael, were traveling along Lenlock Lane in Calhoun County, Alabama, when an automobile came up behind their car. The unidentified car pulled within less than a car's length behind the Pierces' automobile, and began…