Rollins v. State

Banke, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault based on evidence that he stabbed another person in the abdomen with a knife. Held:

1. The evidence was more than sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Crawford v. State, 245 Ga. 89 (1) (263 SE2d 131) (1980). It follows that the court did not err in denying the general grounds of the motion for new trial.

2. The appellant objected and moved for a mistrial on the *453ground that his character was placed in issue by the following testimony elicited by the state…