Shinholster v. State

Adams, Judge.

Jamell Shinholster was convicted of aggravated assault. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on reckless conduct, and that the court should have prevented the State from referring to reckless conduct during closing argument.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that Shinholster intentionally fired a gun at another man in connection with an ongoing altercation between the two men. Shinholster admitted that he shot at the victim but claimed that he shot in self-defense.

During the course of the jury charge conference,…