Billups v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Sylvester Billups, David Maxwell, Verrick Patterson, and Fernando Patterson were charged by a joint special presentment with armed robbery and aggravated assault with intent to rob. Fernando Patterson pled guilty before trial. The jury convicted Billups, Maxwell, and Verrick Patterson of armed robbery and acquitted them of aggravated assault. Defendants Billups, Maxwell and Verrick Patterson filed separate appeals after the denial of their respective motions for new trial. We consolidate and resolve these appeals in one opinion because defendants make similar…