Howard v. State

Pope, Judge.

After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of one count of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant raises the general grounds. The State’s evidence shows the following: On March 8, 1983 Richard Barnes was a passenger in a car driven by Dwayne Wilkerson which was stopped at a stoplight. Appellant pulled up behind Wilkerson’s car. Barnes was acquainted with appellant, but there was a history of hostility between them. Appellant came up to Wilkerson’s car, pointed a shotgun at the occupants and fired, breaking out…