Mason v. State

SHIVERS, Judge.

Appellant, Alexander Mason, appeals his battery conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in giving the jury a confusing and irrelevant instruction. We find that reversible error did occur.

The appellant was originally charged with the aggravated battery of both Jay Catches and Duke Cook, and proceeded to jury trial. The trial testimony indicated that Catches was standing in his yard when he heard two neighbors, appellant and *166Cook, arguing in Cook’s girlfriend’s yard across the street. Appellant and Cook eventually moved to Catches’ yard and involved him in the argument. At…