Greer v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.

Viewed in a light favorable to the jury verdict, the evidence reflects that the victim and a friend had been driving around together all day, and as they stopped to speak to two women, appellant approached their car on his bicycle. Apparently, there was an ongoing dispute between appellant and the victim and the two had argued earlier that day. Appellant and the victim began to argue again and during the course of the argument, appellant took out a knife and stabbed…