Richardson v. State

Mikell, Judge.

James Autrie Richardson was indicted for aggravated assault by firing a gun at Jarvis Freeman. A Monroe County jury found Richardson guilty of the lesser count of simple assault. On appeal, Richardson claims the trial court (1) prevented his counsel from questioning the victim about a related civil action, (2) allowed hearsay testimony, and (3) erred in its jury charges on impeachment and justification. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record shows that on August 29, 1998, Richardson entered a convenience store in Monroe County and confronted Jarvis Freeman. Freeman…