Leonard v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer. The evidence adduced at trial reveals that appellant robbed Clifton Wells at gunpoint at a gasoline station in Fulton County. Appellant fled the scene of the robbery to an adjacent construction site where he stole a truck. At the construction site, appellant, confronted by local police officers Marlin and Ward, swerved the truck toward the spot where Marlin was standing and then swerved and hit Ward’s patrol car. Appellant then entered the highway and drove into Fayette County where two…