Diaz v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, Jose Nicolas Diaz, appeals his judgment of conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentence. Appellant enumerates three errors each pertaining either to charges given the jury or to written requests for charges which the trial court declined to give. Held:

1. The trial court gave a patterned instruction on self-defense which virtually mirrored the provisions of OCGA § 16-3-21 (a) & (b). Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in giving this charge as it was not tailored and there was no evidence that appellant attempted to commit, committed or…