Stover v. State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Richard Stover appeals from his conviction of four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime,1 contending that the evidence was insufficient to support a guilty verdict because the State failed to prove (and the jury acquitted him) of the underlying assaults and battery serving as the predicate offenses for the firearm offenses. Because Stover’s argument is based on the consistency of the verdict, and Georgia has abolished the inconsistent verdict rule, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict,2 the record shows that several police officers…