Crawford v. State

The defendant beat the victim in the face, visibly injuring her, then shot at an officer while attempting to flee the scene.

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A jury convicted Jobe Crawford of aggravated assault and battery. He appeals his conviction, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred by: failing to give cautionary instructions following improper testimony; failing to dismiss the charges; refusing to allow testimony regarding the reputation of a witness; giving an erroneous jury charge; making improper comments to the jury; allowing an improper witness to testify; failing to grant a continuance; and failing to continue the case or change venue due to pretrial publicity. For reasons that follow, we affirm. Viewed in a light favorable to the verdict,1 the evidence shows that on July 2, 2005, Crawford was at the house where his girlfriend, Yvonne Lee, lived with her brother Ray and sister Katie. When Crawford and Yvonne got into an altercation outside the house, Ray asked Crawford to leave. Crawford left, but later returned. When Ray confronted Crawford, Crawford showed Ray that he had a gun in his waistband, and Ray called the police. As a police officer arrived at the house, Ray saw Crawford flee to the side of the house and saw and heard Crawford fire the gun. The first officer to arrive, Officer Roberts, saw a man later identified as Crawford leave the porch of the house. Someone yelled “That’s him,” and Officer Roberts pursued Crawford. When Officer Roberts called to Crawford, he turned and fired his gun at the officer. Another officer heard the gunshot as he arrived at the scene. Crawford was apprehended nearby.

Yvonne had visible physical injuries from her altercation with Crawford, but she was uncooperative with police. Photographs of her injuries were shown to the jury, and her sister Katie testified that Crawford struck Yvonne in the face. Crawford was charged with aggravated assault for shooting at Officer Roberts and battery for injuring Yvonne Lee.

Crawford v. State

The defendant beat the victim in the face, visibly injuring her, then shot at an officer while attempting to flee the scene.

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