Burrowes v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Guillermo Burrowes was convicted of simple battery in connection with an incident involving his former girlfriend of two and a half years. The trial court sentenced him to 12 months, to serve 20 days in confinement and the remainder on probation. Burrowes appeals the denial of his amended motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) denying his request for a continuance; (2) refusing to give his requested charge on justification; (3) granting the state’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of the victim’s infidelity; (4) refusing to allow the victim’s…