Morrell v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

In connection with a shooting, Melvin Morrell was indicted for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. A jury found him not guilty of aggravated assault and guilty of firearm possession. Morrell was sentenced on the firearm possession count. In this appeal, he argues that he should not have been sentenced thereon because the verdicts were inconsistent; he also contends that the final jury charge contained errors. Because no reversible error has been shown, we affirm.

The trial evidence showed that, on the night of August 9, 2008,…