MASON v. STATE

8 Div. 251.

64 So.2d 606 (1953)

MASON v. STATE.

Court of Appeals of Alabama.

March 31, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Ford, Huntsville, for appellant.

Si Garrett, Atty. Gen., and Robt. Straub, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


CARR, Presiding Judge.

Under an indictment charging assault with intent to murder, the indictee was convicted of the offense of assault with a weapon.

Without dispute in the evidence the appellant cut Ernest Maynard with a knife.

The question of the justification or legal excuse for the assault revolves around the claim of self defense. In this aspect the evidence is in dispute and clearly presented a factual question for the determination of the jury...

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