Dysart v. State

The appellant, Samuel L. Dysart, was convicted of assault in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-20, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to life in prison.

The State's evidence tended to show that on the evening of January 7, 1989, Ms. Helena Thompson was stabbed by the appellant while at the Mod Social Club in Foley, Alabama. Evidence was offered that the appellant and the victim had previously lived together but had broken off their relationship prior to this incident. Earlier in the evening, the victim saw the appellant at the dog track in Pensacola, Florida, while she was there…