Owens v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The defendant, William Owens, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The jury found the defendant guilty of one count of aggravated assault and one count of firearm possession but acquitted him of the other charges. The defendant was sentenced to five years of imprisonment on each charge. This appeal followed.

At trial, the male victim, a convicted felon and friend of the defendant, testified that on the day in question, he and Joe “Bug” Williams, another friend of the defendant, were…