Lum v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant Daniel Lum, was charged with the offense of battery in the first degree of Annette Mautz under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1601 (1) (c). He was tried before a jury, found guilty of battery in the second degree and sentenced to six years. Appellant raises three points for reversal, none of which have merit.

There is no dispute as to the facts of the case, and the appellant himself testified, describing the battery and the surrounding circumstances. Appellant had been living with Debbie Hamm for about one year and Annette Mautz, Debbie’s younger sister, had persuaded…