Brown v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Ronnie A. Brown was convicted of one count of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1), two counts of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41) and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-11-106). He enumerates as error the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, urging that the evidence was insufficient and that the sentence was excessive given the facts.

Melissa Lesko lived with her mother, Joyce Hill, in Valdosta. An intruder appeared in the home at approximately midnight. When she initially confronted him in a well-lit hallway, he was not wearing a…