Oliver v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Amon Oliver and Jason Baskerville were tried by a jury and convicted of armed robbery. Baskerville was also convicted of kidnapping and aggravated assault. Both claim that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions and that the trial judge was not properly designated to hear their case. Oliver also claims that his trial counsel was ineffective and complains of unreasonable delay in getting his case to this court. For reasons that follow, we affirm in both cases.

The evidence showed that on April 24, 2002, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Oliver and Baskerville came…