Polite v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following his convictions of armed robbery, 1 possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, 2 robbery by intimidation, 3 and criminal damage to property in the second degree, 4 and the denial of his motion for new trial, Malik Jamal Polite appeals, contending that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) the State violated his rights by telling the jury in its opening argument that a co-defendant told the police that Polite had been involved in the robbery; (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4) the trial…