Wilson v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

John Wilson, an inmate in the Clayton County Detention Center, was charged with simple battery on two correction officers. A jury found him guilty on both counts. Wilson appeals, and in his sole enumeration of error he contends the trial court erred in giving an improper and incomplete charge on justification. We find no error, and we affirm.

Wilson insisted upon representing himself at trial until the morning of trial, when he asked if he could get a lawyer “right now.” The State objected to a continuance, and the trial court sustained the State’s objection, noting that…