Jackson v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Michael Jackson was convicted of aggravated assault. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Jackson appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s rulings with regard to admission of certain testimony. Having reviewed the record, we find no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that during a night of drinking alcohol, Jackson and the victim had an argument that escalated into a fist fight when Jackson made an insulting remark concerning the victim’s father. During the fight, Jackson…