Vinnie v. State

COBB, Judge.

Robert Lee Hunter was indicted for and convicted of assault in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-20, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced Hunter to 10 years in prison, but split the sentence and ordered him to serve 6 months in jail, to be followed by 3 months of probation. This appeal followed.

The evidence at trial tended to show the following: During an argument over a card game, Hunter pulled out a knife and cut the victim, Jimmy Morris, across the face from his eye toward his mouth. Morris was taken to the hospital; he was anesthetized and a plastic surgeon treated…