McCaskell v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Frederick McCaskell was charged by indictment with battery, aggravated assault with a rope, aggravated assault with a knife, kidnapping with bodily injury1 and theft of a motor vehicle. McCaskell entered a plea of not guilty to the charges and proceeded to a trial before a jury.

At trial, the state’s evidence showed that in 2004, McCaskell and his girlfriend, Carolyn Maloney, were living with his sister, Yvettra Parker, in her home. Late one night, McCaskell and Parker got into an argument that escalated into a physical attack. McCaskell threw Parker face-down onto a…