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514 So. 2d 1054

Guyton v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 11, 1987

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1987-09-11

Decided 1987-09-11

STEAGALL, Justice.

¶1WRIT QUASHED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

TORBERT, C.J., and ADAMS and HOUSTON, JJ., concur.BEATTY, J., concurs specially.MADDOX and JONES, JJ., dissent.
BEATTY, Justice

¶2(concurring specially).

¶3Respectfully, I believe the dissent has misapplied the second degree assault statute, § 13A-6-21(a)(l) and (2). Neither of those subsections applies here. Subsection (a)(1) contains the phrase “serious physical injury” but does not contain the “dangerous instrument” component. On the other hand, subsection (a)(2) contains the “dangerous instrument” component but does not contain the “serious physical injury” component.

¶4The statute accommodating the only evidence in this case is § 13A-6-.20 (a)(1): first degree assault. It contains both components.

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