Washington v. State

Appellant seeks review of his conviction of aggravated battery, alleging error upon the court’s denial for his request for a jury instruction on simple battery. We find that appellant has failed to preserve the issue for appeal.

Although the record reflects that the trial judge fully understood the purpose for the appellant’s requested instruction on battery, no formal objection was made to the court’s *600refusal to give the denied instruction. Appellant argues that it is redundant under such circumstances to require a formal objection in order to preserve what otherwise would be reversible…