Blackwell v. State

Benham, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, and robbery.1 He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, and given three ten-year sentences, to run concurrently with the life imprisonment, and one ten-year sentence to run consecutively to the life imprisonment, for the other crimes.

Appellant contends the evidence was not sufficient to authorize his convictions, and argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. It is well-settled in Georgia that there is no error in…