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Blackwell v. State

Although the loaded shotgun and rifle found during a consent search of the defendant's car when he was arrested for stalking were not related to the aggravated assault charges against him, which stemmed from a later incident, they were properly admitted as part of the circumstances connected with his stalking arrest, for which he was also being tried.

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Anthony Blackwell was indicted on charges of stalking, burglary, and three counts of aggravated assault. A jury found him guilty of burglary and three counts of aggravated assault. He appeals from the judgments of conviction entered on the verdict, urging that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the “arsenal of firearms” found in his car at the time of his arrest for stalking. We affirm the convictions. The state charged Blackwell with five offenses. In Count 1, the state accused him of stalking Natasha Goforth on April 10, 2003, by placing her under surveillance and contacting her at a residence on Highway 411 North, for the purpose of harassing and intimidating her. Count 2 alleged he burglarized the Old Highway 411 South home of Bobby Dixon on July 6, 2003. Count 3 alleged Blackwell committed an aggravated assault upon Bobby Dixon on July 6 by shooting him in the stomach, back and leg. In Count 4, the state accused Blackwell of committing an aggravated assault on Goforth on July 6 by firing a handgun in her direction. Count 5 accused Blackwell of committing an aggravated assault on David Walraven on July 6 by firing a handgun in his direction.

Viewed in a light most favorably to the verdict, the evidence shows that Goforth ended her relationship with Blackwell, her boyfriend of about five years, in April 2003.

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