Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
After a jury trial, Leon Brown III, was convicted of burglary, aggravated assault (three counts), possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime (four counts), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that his conviction should be reversed due to the prosecutor’s improper closing argument. We affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This court determines whether…
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