Matthew and Joan was dressed up to attend a Halloween party.They were dressed as the nursery rhyme characters Jack and Jill,and on the way to the party they encountered Jason,a man Matthew disliked.Jason began taunting Matthew about his sissy costume and Matthew became angry and said,"If this party wasn't so important to my wife,I'd stop and kick your butt." In saying this Matthew assaulted Jason.

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Merely stating an intention to commit violence, without any physical action, does not constitute assault in the legal sense.

Matthew and Joan Was Dressed Up to Attend a Halloween