Moffett v. State

Appellant, Harvey Moffett, was indicted, tried and convicted at the February 1954 term of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Jasper County on a charge of assault and battery upon Annie Tatum with a stick, having at the time in his possession a pistol, with intent to intimidate the said Annie Tatum and prevent her from defending herself.

The appellant’s attorneys argue four points as ground for reversal on this appeal: (1) That the State failed to prove the venue of the crime charged; (2) that the court erred in refusing to allow the appellant to introduce certain evidence…