A Hall County jury convicted 20-year-old Autray Ray Dickson of two counts of Class A Misdemeanor assault last Friday, March 29, after deliberating for three hours.
The State called five witnesses during the guilt innocence phase of the trial.
At the conclusion of the three-day jury trial, the Hall County Jury sentenced Dickson to one year in the Hall County Jail and a $4,000 fine on both counts of Assault. This is the maximum punishment for a Class A Misdemeanor.
District Attorney Luke Inman prosecuted the case for the State of Texas with the Honorable Stuart Messer presiding.
Dickson, from Memphis, was arrested by on January 4, 2012. Dickson was later indicted by the Hall County Grand Jury on February 7, 2012 for the aggravated assault charge.
Dickson was represented by Erin Mulanax of Amarillo at the jury trial.
“Twelve residents of Hall County took an oath to follow the law,” said Inman. “After hearing all the testimony and evidence, they found the defendant guilty of the lesser included offense. That’s why we have jury trials in this great state.”
According to court records, there are two other pending cases against Dickson in Donley County as well as two pending cases against Dickson in Hall County.
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