Matthews v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Hughlon Matthews guilty of two counts each of criminal damage to property and discharge of a gun near a highway and one count each of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, criminal trespass, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Matthews appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for his convictions of aggravated assault and criminal trespass. For reasons which follow, we affirm Matthews’ conviction for aggravated assault and reverse his conviction for criminal trespass.

1. Matthews asserts the evidence…