Perryman v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged, via indictment, with aggravated assault in that he “did make an assault on the person of Larry Martin, with a shotgun, a deadly weapon.” Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of the crime charged. This appeal followed. Held:

1. Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing there was no credible evidence showing that he intended to assault the victim.

The evidence adduced at trial reveals that defendant was instructed to leave the victim’s home during the afternoon of May 30, 1992, because of his vulgar and abusive…