State v. Daniels

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant presents three arguments on appeal. His first argument is that the trial judge erred when he instructed the jury on “serious injury.” The trial judge explained serious injury in the context of the case by stating:

Now, the intentional infliction of a pistol wound upon the body of a person which throws a .32 caliber bullet into the body of that person, or the intentional infliction of two pistol wounds upon the body of a person which projects two .32 caliber bullets into the body of a human being is a serious injury.

The trial judge continued:

[I]f you believe the evidence…