Thomas v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Gregory Thomas was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime. A jury found Thomas guilty of aggravated assault but not guilty of the second charge, and Thomas appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the jury’s verdict.

Construed to support the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that after dark on the evening of December 6, 1989, the victim, who was 18 years old, became involved in an altercation with appellant’s 18-year-old brother, Dwayne Thomas, on a public sidewalk in the neighborhood…