Price v. State

In this direct appeal, Jack Price challenges his judgment and sentence for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. We affirm.

Price argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a judgment of acquittal because the State failed to produce any evidence as to what the alleged weapon was, or any evidence that the manner in which the instrument had been used made it likely to cause serious bodily harm. We hold that whether the instrument used to stab the victim was a knife, a screwdriver, or an ice pick is inconsequential where an eyewitness testified that Price used a sharp…