Chappell v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Natonya Travis Chappell appeals his conviction for aggravated assault, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury “that a firearm, when used as such, is a deadly weapon as a matter of law.” Because this instruction is correct, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, Short v. State, 1 the evidence shows that when an acquaintance denied Chappell his request to ride in the acquaintance’s vehicle, Chappell pulled out a handgun and shot three or four times into the vehicle at the acquaintance in the driver’s seat. The bullets…