People v. Richardson

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of two offenses of assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Penal Code, section 245. He admitted two prior convictions of armed robbery for which he had served separate terms in the Texas State Prison.

The evidence disclosed that on January 6, 1959, defendant was in the drunk tank of the Fresno County jail. At that time, one Mason, a fellow prisoner, repulsed defendant’s attempts to rifle his pockets and defendant became angry, took a razor blade from his pocket and cut Mason on the face, head and fingers. A…