Culbertson v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated assault upon two correctional officers and one count of aggravated assault upon a fellow inmate. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.

All of the charges against appellant arose out of a single incident which occurred when appellant, an inmate occupying a cell next to the victim’s cell, threw a container of boiling liquid on the victim and two correctional officers who were escorting the victim to the shower. At trial, appellant contended that he feared a life-threatening assault by the victim and…