Fowler v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault. He appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts and from the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds. Contrary to appel*372lant’s contention, the victim’s “[a]wareness is not an essential element of the crime of aggravated assault. [Cit.]” Sutton v. State, 245 Ga. 192, 193 (1) (264 SE2d 184) (1980). Accordingly, the trial court did not err by refusing to direct a verdict of acquittal on…