Bentley v. State

Adams, Judge.

Vinson Rainier Bentley appeals his conviction of aggravated assault and cruelty to children. In his only enumeration, he contends the trial court erred by refusing to allow the defense to introduce evidence that the victim had threatened to blow up his school with dynamite approximately three months prior to the crimes at issue.

Bentley was charged and convicted for burning his girlfriend’s fourteen-year-old child six times with “a hot cigar-like object.” On the day of trial, the State moved in limine to preclude Bentley from introducing the bomb threat evidence on the grounds…