Hudson v. State

Defendant, Michael Hudson, appeals his conviction for aggravated battery arising *634out of a barroom altercation and contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence.

The evidence consisted of a post-trial admission of the victim, Dorothy Jackson, that several weeks prior to the subject altercation she was involved in another altercation wherein she displayed a firearm in a threatening manner. Defendant argues that this admission gave Jackson a reputation for propensity to carry and use firearms, and this reputation was known to…