Richard v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Michael Richard and James Jones were charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, and fleeing and attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. After a joint trial, a Liberty County jury found Richard guilty on all counts, and found Jones guilty of armed robbery and aggravated assault. The trial court denied their motions for a new trial. Richard and Jones appeal, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and objecting to the trial court’s admission of similar transaction evidence, refusal to grant a mistrial, and refusal to give a specific instruction to the jury. Finding…