State v. Lee

The defendant appeals from his conviction of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. Assignments of error deal with the alleged improper admission of impeachment testimony and of a failure to prove an intent to inflict great bodily injury. We reverse the judgment of the District Court.

The evidence reflects that on the night in question the complaining witness, Frank Torres, and Domingo Reyes were riding around and drinking. They stopped at a filling station where Regan Lee worked, got some gas, and Domingo Reyes struck Regan in the face. Later that evening Regan Lee met his…