Downs v. State

Atari Downs appeals his conviction for aggravated battery with a firearm. We reverse, because testimony about a gun unrelated to the crime and unconnected to Downs was improperly admitted into evidence.

■ The victim testified that he met Downs through Lamarcus Cooper, who lived in a different building in the same apartment complex. The night of the shooting, the victim, Downs, and a few other people had been at Cooper’s place until one or two in the morning. The victim returned home and Cooper called him about Downs. At about 5:30 a.m., Downs knocked on the victim’s door a couple of times and…