Bayless v. State

NIX, Judge.

Sammy Bayless, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information with the crime of assault and battery with intent to kill. He was tried before a jury, was found guilty of the lessor offense of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. His punishment as fixed by the jury was to serve five years in the state penitentiary.

The defendant being charged was the result of an altercation which took place in a Canadian County night club, known as Jeep O’Neal’s. The prosecuting witness testified she went to the night club about 3:00 or 3:30 a. m. That she saw the…