Halligan v. State

Patrick J. Halligan was convicted of reckless driving and assault. He appeals, designating the following errors:(1) Procedural irregularities constituted a denial of his right to a fair trial.(2) The judgments of conviction are contrary to law.(3) The judgments of conviction are unsupported by sufficient evidence.(4) Hearsay evidence was admitted over the timely objection of Halligan.(5) Halligan was denied a fair trial by misconduct of the Deputy Prosecutor and the Jasper County Probation Department.

After reviewing the above issues, we conclude that statutory assault is not necessarily a…