Blitch v. State

An information was filed against the defendant for committing the felony of mayhem. The information recites that “said defendant did cut, slit and mutilate the nose of one John Whitney Nixon, Jr., with a broken porcelain beer mug.” The defendant entered a plea of not guilty and waived jury trial.

At the conclusion of the state’s case in chief, the trial court reduced the charge to aggravated assault on defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Defendant was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced to eighteen months in the state penitentiary.

The defendant contends that a charge of…