Arnold v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Croff Bailey Arnold, convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated battery, 1 appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred by failing to sua sponte charge the jury on his sole defense of accident and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request such a charge and by failing to move for a mistrial. Finding no error, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer…