Emmanuel v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Christopher Emmanuel guilty of two counts of aggravated assault. Emmanuel appeals, alleging (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on reckless conduct as a lesser included offense of aggravated assault; (3) the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury on the definition of “simple assault,” an essential element of the offense of aggravated assault; (4) the trial court erred in permitting the state to make improper “golden rule” and “future dangerousness” arguments to…