Hambrick v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Hambrick appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, OCGA § 16-11-131 (b), following the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Relying on Salisbury v. State, 221 Ga. 718 (2) (146 SE2d 776) (1966), appellant contends that the trial court’s preliminary instruction on the burden of proof, given just after the jury was impanelled and sworn, improperly restricted them to consideration of the state’s evidence.

First, appellant made no contemporaneous objection to the instruction. A criminal…