Simpson v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Appellant, Mitchell Simpson, was convicted under OCGA § 16-11-131 of two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon brought under separate indictments. On appeal, Simpson contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, admitting a copy of a pawn ticket into evidence, and in structing the jury on constructive possession.

1. OCGA § 16-11-131 (b) provides in part: “Any person . . . who has been convicted of a felony by a court of this state . . . and who . . . possesses . . . any firearm commits a felony.” Simpson does not…