White v. State

The defendant cut a correctional officer's face with a razor blade or other sharp object, requiring more than 150 stitches and cosmetic surgery to repair the damage.

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Following a jury trial, Demetrius White was convicted of aggravated assault and aggravated battery upon a correctional officer. He appeals, contending the verdict was contrary to the evidence, against the weight of evidence and contrary to law. We affirm. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict in order to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Gray v. State , 213 placeStateGa.App. 507, 509 1 445 SE2d 3281994 1994. “The determination of a witness’ credibility, including the accuracy of eyewitness identification, is within the exclusive province of the jury.” Citation and punctuation omitted. placeStateId.Thus, we do not evaluate the credibility of the witnesses nor do we weigh the evidence on appeal. placeStateId.

So construed, the evidence adduced at trial showed that the victim was employed as a correctional officer at the Georgia State Prison in placeCityReidsvillecountry-regionGeorgiawhere White was being housed as an inmate. One morning, while the victim was delivering breakfast to White and his fellow inmates, White attacked him. As the victim stood in front of White’s cell, White reached through the metal bars of his cell and cut the victim’s face with what appeared to be a razor blade or other sharp object. The victim was transported to the hospital and required more than 150 stitches and cosmetic surgery to repair the damage done to his face. At trial, the victim testified that he saw White charging towards him immediately prior to the attack. Photographs showing the victim’s blood pooled on the ground immediately outside of White’s cell were also admitted into evidence for the jury’s consideration.

White v. State

The defendant cut a correctional officer's face with a razor blade or other sharp object, requiring more than 150 stitches and cosmetic surgery to repair the damage.

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