Watson v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Walton County jury found Derrick Watson guilty of four counts of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a); aggravated battery, OCGA § 16-5-24 (a); five counts of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a); burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1 (a); possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b); and conspiracy to possess cocaine, OCGA §§ 16-4-8, 16-13-30 (a). Watson appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred in giving certain jury…