State v. Anthony

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

Andrew Juan Anthony, along with Artis Swafford and Joel Butler, was convicted in a joint jury trial of premeditated first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Anthony was also charged with and convicted of sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school and unlawful possession of a firearm. Anthony contends that the court erred by denying his motions for (1) change of venue, (2) severance of the counts of sale of cocaine and unlawful possession of a firearm, (3) separate trial from the codefendants, and (4) a continuance so that he could be…