Woolum v. State

Defendant-Appellant Robert Woolum was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill 1 and found guilty by the jury of the lesser included offense of aggravated assault and battery. 2 He was sentenced to one to five years and fined $100.

ISSUES

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal:(1) Was the jury’s verdict supported by sufficient evidence and was the verdict contrary to law because “the evidence was such that the defendant was entitled to the defense of self-defense as a matter of law.”(2) Did the trial court commit reversible error when it excluded the testimony of a police…