McClain v. State

Smith, Judge.

Sherwin McClain was convicted by a jury of aggravated battery. OCGA § 16-5-24 (a). His motion for new trial was denied. He appeals, enumerating as error the general grounds and the trial court’s refusal to give a requested charge on reckless conduct. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence showed the following: On December 5, 1995, as the victim was getting into his car, McClain threw a cupful of gasoline on him. McClain then struck a match and tossed it toward the victim, setting the victim and his car ablaze. As a result of McClain’s…