State v. Martinez

Opinion

PEARCE, Judge:

{1 Chachi Adrian Martinez appeals from his convictions for aggravated assault and witness tampering. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to strike prior-bad-acts evidence or declare a mistrial after defense counsel elicited such evidence from a witness during cross-examination. He also argues that the State's evidence .was insufficient to support his convietion for aggravated assault because, in his view, the force he used was neither intended nor likely to cause serious bodily injury. We affirm,.

BACKGROUND

T2 We recite the evidence in the…