Allison v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Byron Allison appeals his convictions on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. He contends that after a state’s witness testified that Allison had previously threatened to shoot her, the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial or instruct the jury to disregard the witness’s testimony. Because Allison opened the door to admission of this testimony, we find no error and affirm.

The state’s witness was Melinda Morrissey, who had been residing with Allison at a DeKalb County motel. At the time of Allison’s…