Reid v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Naquan Reid of four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime, and one count of first degree criminal damage to property. Reid appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for mistrial after a witness improperly introduced prejudicial character evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and Reid no longer enjoys a presumption of…