Gardner v. State

Miller, Judge.

Convicted on five counts of armed robbery and two counts of robbery, Gerald Wayne Gardner appeals. In addition to arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, Gardner contends that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him a psychiatric evaluation, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the third armed robbery count. We discern no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that Gardner entered several businesses and casually demanded money. On several of those occasions, Gardner either stated to the…