Marcia-Hernandez v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Alexander Marcia-Hernandez was charged with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery 1 and aggravated assault. 2 A Gwinnett County jury found him guilty of both counts, and he was sentenced to serve ten years. Marcia-Hernandez appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by allowing the State to introduce hearsay testimony. We affirm, for reasons that follow.

Construed in favor of the verdict, 3 the evidence shows that Abad Merino-Merino was walking home after work when three men approached him and offered to sell him a set of binoculars. After Merino told the men that he did not…