Young v. State

471 S.E.2d 523 (1996)

221 Ga. App. 462

YOUNG

v.

The STATE.

No. A96A0371.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

May 2, 1996.

Reconsideration Denied May 20, 1996.

Certiorari Denied September 5, 1996.

Daniel B. Kane, Atlanta, for appellant.

Mario L. Young, pro se.

Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Carl P. Greenberg, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Judge.

Mario Leselle Young appeals his conviction of aggravated battery.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Young contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial when the State's witness placed his character in issue.

In response to Young's…