Huffman v. State

Judge Arnold Shulman.

The appellant was charged with two counts of simple battery (OCGA § 16-5-23) and one count of battery (OCGA § 16-5-23.1). He was tried before a jury and convicted of one of the counts of simple battery. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.

The appellant testified that the victim was “tailgating” him as he (the appellant) was driving with his three teenage children. The victim admitted flashing his high beams at the appellant’s car because of what he deemed to be rowdy behavior and erratic driving. The appellant stopped his car, blocking traffic on his…