Alston v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Marion Alston was convicted on one count of aggravated assault. On appeal he contends that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred in failing to give an unrequested jury charge on justification. We discern no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that Alston kicked in the door of his ex-girlfriend’s home and stabbed her 14 times. Three other eyewitnesses confirmed that Alston’s attack on the victim was unprovoked. Alston admitted to a police officer that “he did a good job” on the…