JOHNSON v. STATE

55067.

144 Ga. App. 695 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 348

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant.

Harry N. Gordon, District Attorney, B. Thomas Cook, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


SHULMAN, Judge.

A jury rejected the defense of justification and found appellant guilty of aggravated assault. This appeal follows.

During direct examination by the state, the victim of the assault volunteered that on two prior occasions the accused had pointed a gun at him. In her sole enumeration of error, appellant contends that this testimony placed her character in evidence and that the trial court erred in denying her motion for mistrial based on that...

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