Thomas v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Morris Thomas guilty of aggravated assault, which charge arose when he pointed a pistol at his ex-girlfriend and threatened to kill her; the jury acquitted him of kidnapping and armed robbery charges arising from the same incident. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence against him and claiming error in the trial court’s failure to strike for cause two potential jurors. We affirm.

1. In challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, Thomas first contends that, since the jury acquitted him of the kidnapping and armed robbery charges,…