Mayfield v. State

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, Joel Mayfield, was convicted of assault in the third degree and of disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail on the assault charge, and he was ordered to pay a $500.00 fine and to serve 30 days in jail on the disorderly conduct charge, both sentences to run concurrently.

The state’s evidence tended to show that on November 20, 1990, the victim, Ronald Wright, and the appellant were involved in a fight. The appellant and the victim had once been friends, and a dispute erupted between them concerning money owed the appellant by Wright. While the…