Moore v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Charles Moore was convicted of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. Moore challenges the trial judge’s denial of his motions for a mistrial after two of the State’s witnesses mentioned his prior imprisonment. Neither of the witnesses’ brief responses about his incarceration were prompted by the State, and we find no abuse of discretion in denying a mistrial. We also find no merit to Moore’s additional challenges to the weight and sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS

¶ 2. On the evening of May 22, 2009, Moore and his…