Jackson v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for criminal attempt to commit armed robbery and for possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

1. The evidence established a sufficient connection between the defendant and the attempted robbery to support his conviction as a party to the crime. Although the defendant testified that he was merely an innocent customer at the convenience store where the crime took place, the cashier-victim’s testimony authorized the jury to believe otherwise. According to the cashier, the defendant entered the store only seconds before a masked…