Johnson v. State

Smith, Judge.

Willie James Johnson, appellant, was convicted of aggravated assault in the Superior Court of Clarke County. His motion for new trial on general grounds was denied. Johnson contends that the trial court’s charge placed the burden of proving the defense of justification upon Johnson, that the court omitted necessary instructions from its charge, and that the court incorrectly failed to grant a mistrial after the acting district attorney made certain statements to the jury. We affirm.

1. Appellant alleges that the trial court erred in not granting a mistrial after the D. A. made…