Winston v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Hazel Winston guilty of reckless driving and failure to exercise due care after she struck two pedestrians with her truck. On appeal, she argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts and that the trial court erred by allowing her to represent herself, by making various adverse evidentiary rulings, and by failing to charge the jury on her sole defense. Because these arguments lack merit, we affirm.

Viewed favorably to the state, the record shows that between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. on a rainy night in November 2000, Allan Brown and Sherry Burton left…