White v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Alphaeus White was convicted on one count of aggravated assault. He appeals his conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court’s jury charge as to his defense of justification was confusing and erroneous. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, Davis v. State, 2 the record shows that late in the morning on March 2, 2005, White and his wife had gotten into an argument as a result of his wife refusing to give him some of the money they had received as a tax…