Hampton v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

An Information was filed against Hal Hampton in the District Court charging him in two counts with violations of § 6-70 B, W.S., which proscribes the malicious perpetration of an assault or an assault and battery upon any human being while armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon. 1 The first count in the Information charged an assault and battery upon a human being by striking him about the face with what appeared to be an axe handle. The second count of the Information charged the malicious perpetration of an assault by pointing a pistol at a human being. A trial to a jury…