Carter v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Damien Carter was convicted of five counts of aggravated assault. In his sole enumeration of error, he challenges the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury on reckless conduct.

This case arose as the shooting victim and four of his friends stood in his yard. Price v. State, 222 Ga. App. 655, 657 (2) (475 SE2d 692) (1996) (evidence on appeal must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict). After driving past the victim’s home several times, Carter slammed on the brakes, got out of his car, approached the group and asked, “Why are y’all keep sweating me? Why…