Howard v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Howard appeals his conviction of the offense of aggravated assault upon a correctional officer. Both of defendant’s enumerations of error address the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize the conviction. Held:

The evidence stated in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict of the jury shows that the victim, Richard Brantley, a correctional officer at the state prison in Reidsville, was distributing spoon packs, containing plastic utensils, napkins, and condiments, to a range of prison cells prior to a meal time when he was struck by a quantity…