King v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Leon King was convicted of robbery, armed robbery, and two counts of burglary. King appeals contending that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) the trial court erred by admitting similar transaction evidence; and (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, Yarbrough v. State, 1 the record shows that, on July 8, 1996, Barbara Morton was in her home watching TV when King entered her house with a gun.…