Brady v. State

ANTOON, Judge.

Billy Brady (defendant) appeals his judgment and sentence which were imposed by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of committing aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.1 Defendant raises four claims of error which we reject as meritless. Accordingly, we affirm.

Defendant first claims that, since his prior conviction of attempted manslaughter was later vacated by the trial court, this subsequent prosecution based on the same underlying transaction violates the constitutional bar against double jeopardy.2 This argument lacks merit.

Based upon a shooting episode…