Spivey v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellants were tried jointly and convicted of two counts of burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and they appeal.

1. Both appellants contend the trial court erred by charging the jury on flight, as there was no evidence of flight. This contention is not supported by the evidence, which disclosed that the two burglaries involved here occurred between 9:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., February 13, 1986, in Cobb County, Georgia. On February 16, 1986, appellants were arrested in a motel in Sarasota, Florida, for selling firearms illegally. Police recovered several guns…