Johnston v. State

William Howard Johnston, III appeals his conviction for aggravated battery raising two claims of trial error. We affirm.

Johnston was charged with aggravated battery and false imprisonment. The evidence at trial included testimony that Johnston beat his girlfriend repeatedly over a number of days to the point where she was barely recognizable by her mother, she sustained lasting pain, she had a loss of hearing, and she was unrecognizable by a police officer who had seen her the prior day.

Johnston first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial. The motion was made…