Hopkins v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Henry Hopkins guilty of one count each of aggravated battery and open container and two counts each of second degree cruelty to children and driving under the influence of alcohol. Hopkins appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence of aggravated battery, the court’s charge to the jury, its denial of his general demurrer to the indictment, and his sentence. For reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

1. Viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence at trial showed that the victim was 69-year-old Louise Franklin.…