Billups v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Billups appeals his conviction for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon (OCGA § 16-11-131) and carrying a concealed weapon (OCGA § 16-11-126). He contends the court erred in allowing evidence of a similar transaction, in denying his request for a mistrial prompted by the prosecutor arguing facts not in evidence, and in allowing the prosecutor to misstate the burden of proof during closing argument by not sustaining Billups’ objection. His motion for new trial, as amended, was denied.

Construing the facts in favor of the jury’s verdict, a mall security guard saw Billups in a…