Morris v. State

OPINION

PARKS, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Jerry “Skeets” Morris, was convicted of one count of Aggravated Assault and Battery in the District Court of Hughes County, Case No. CRM-82-443, and sentenced to one year in the custody of the Hughes County Sheriff and a $250.00 fine. As to the second count, appellant was convicted of assault and battery and sentenced to thirty (30) days in the county jail and a $100.00 fine. Appellant appeals only his conviction for aggravated assault and battery. We modify the judgment and sentence of the District Court.

In the evening hours of December 15, 1982,…