State v. Costin

STROUD, Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury ("AWDWISI") and not guilty of assault on a female. Both charges arose from an incident on 15 December 2014 in which defendant struck the step-mother of his grandchildren with a .380 caliber pistol, knocking her unconscious and opening a gash on her forehead that required four stitches to close.

The trial court suspended a prison sentence of 20 to 36 months and placed defendant on supervised probation for 36 months. Defendant did not give notice of appeal at trial but returned to court four…