O'NEAL v. State

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Craig O’Neal appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty on two counts of aggravated assault. He contends on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress and in ruling that the two counts of aggravated assault do not merge. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The evidence at trial, taken in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, was as follows. Jack Martin, the owner of the Country Kitchen restaurant, was leaving work around 11:00 on the night in question. He was carrying some food and the keys to…