State v. Lawson

Defendant was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Greene County of an assault on Jack Melton with intent to do great bodily harm without malice aforethought. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

The charge against defendant arose from an incident that occurred about 6:30 p. m. September 29, 1976 on the parking lot of Carl’s Liquor Store, in Springfield. Defendant was in an automobile with Donald Holt when following an exchange of words Donald Holt left the automobile and en*249gaged in a fist fight with Danny Melton. While the fight was progressing a companion of Danny Melton…