Hamilton v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Thomas Hamilton was convicted of aggravated assault. In his sole enumeration of error, he claims the trial court erred in submitting the case to the jury because the evidence was insufficient to authorize a conviction. Specifically, he urges that the state failed to prove that he did not act in self-defense, given his testimony that he shot the victim only after the victim and the victim’s companion pointed a gun at him. Because the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, we affirm.

On appeal, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to support the…