Clark v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Quitman Clark appeals his conviction for aggravated assault, enumerating five errors. He contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient; (2) the trial court erred in excluding a defense witness;(3) the trial court erred in forcing him to choose whether to continue the case or try it without his witness; (4) his counsel was ineffective; and (5) the court’s Allen charge was unduly coercive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm his conviction.

1. We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not…