State v. Latham

MILLER, Chief Justice.

Donald Dean Latham appeals his judgment of conviction for aggravated assault. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 15, 1992, Latham and his roommate Dennis Walker had an argument over a mess Walker created in their apart*70ment. Walker admitted at trial that he had been drinking that evening. Latham testified that Walker was drunk. The argument developed into a physical confrontation. La-tham attempted to force Walker out of the house with an unloaded twelve-gauge shotgun. Walker took the shotgun from Latham and broke the stock by slamming it on the floor. Walker gathered some of his…