Magsby v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, an Atlanta Bureau of Corrections officer, was convicted of aggravated battery in connection with an incident in which he shot a fellow officer several times. He now appeals, questioning the sufficiency of the evidence and the effectiveness of his trial counsel, and taking issue with several comments made by the trial court.

1. “A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he maliciously causes bodily harm to another by... rendering a member of his body useless . . .” OCGA § 16-5-24 (Code Ann. § 26-1305). Appellant contends that the state failed to…