Smith v. State

OPINION

BRETT, Judge:

The appellant, William A. Smith, also known as Dub Smith, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted by a jury in the District Court, Jefferson County, Case No. CRF — 75-75, of the offense of Child Beating, After Former Conviction of a Felony, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1978, § 843. Punishment was assessed at ten (10) years’ imprisonment. From the aforesaid judgment and sentence, an appeal has been perfected to this Court.

The defendant’s daughter, Lillie Mae Smith, the victim of the beating, testified that on the morning of Saturday, November 1, 1975, she and her…