Davis v. State

Betty Milan Davis was found guilty in the Circuit Court of Tunica County, Mississippi, on an indictment charging aggravated assault, and was sentenced to ten (10) years in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. She has appealed to this Court, and assigns two errors in the trial below.

About 2:30 a.m. on August 21, 1982, appellant and Goldie Judd engaged in a fight at Grandberry's Cafe in Tunica County, Mississippi. It was discovered later that both women were armed. Bystanders separated the lady gladiators. Two of them were holding appellant and restraining her until someone…