Armstrong v. State

Ray, Judge.

After a jury trial, Dexter Otis Armstrong was convicted of seven counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (l)).1 He appeals from those convictions and from the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to give requested jury instructions, in allowing a witness to give improper character evidence, and in failing to replace a sleeping juror with an alternate juror. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Armstrong further argues that he should be acquitted…