Culberson v. State

SMITH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Cozy Culberson was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault, the first count charging aggravated assault upon, and wounding of, Richard Ford with a shotgun, and the second, charging an attempt to cause bodily injury (assault) upon David Patterson, also with a shotgun.

Following a trial in the Circuit Court of Attala County, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on the first count and of not guilty on the second. From his said conviction, and sentence of six years imprisonment, Culberson appeals, assigning several grounds for reversal.

Since this is a…