Townsend v. State

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Michael Townsend was indicted by a grand jury in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on Count I aggravated assault of Antonio Hill, Count II aggravated assault of Shirley Darden, and Count III possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Townsend waived his arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty. Townsend was tried before a jury in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The jury convicted Townsend on Count I of the indictment, aggravated assault of Hill, and Count III of the indictment, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Townsend was found not guilty on Count II of…