Hurst v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Laurens County jury convicted Michael Jerome Hürst of kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40, and three counts of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21, in connection with a roadside altercation following a car wreck. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Hurst appeals, contending that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence and that the evidence was insufficient as to one count of aggravated assault. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the record shows the following facts. On May 17, 1996, days after Hurst’s girlfriend,…