Lawhon v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant and one James R. Campbell were charged by indictment with assault with intent to murder with malice, alleged to have been committed upon James Parnell Roy. Severance was granted and the case against Campbell being dismissed, appellant Lawhon was alone on trial.

The court submitted only aggravated assault and simple assault, and the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the Defendant guilty of aggravated assault and assess him to two (2) years and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00).”

Construed in connection with the court’s charge and the fact…