Ford v. State

Pope, Judge.

Willie Howard Ford, Jr. and Gregory Frank Kates were indicted on two counts of aggravated assault. They were convicted of pointing a pistol at another (a misdemeanor) on Count I and were convicted as charged on Count II. They bring this appeal enumerating as error the trial court’s denial of their motions for directed verdict on each count.

The evidence showed that East Point police were alerted to a car matching the description of the one in which appellants were traveling. The car contained three black males; appellants were in the front seat and a third individual was in the…