Hawkins v. State

Bernes, Judge.

A Gwinnett County jury convicted Darren Hawkins of armed robbery, and the trial court denied his motion for new trial. On appeal, Hawkins contends that the trial court erred in admitting his inculpatory statement made to the police because it was given with some hope of benefit and thus was involuntary. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Following a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the jury verdict. Millender v. State, 286 Ga. App. 331 (1) (648 SE2d 777) (2007). So viewed, the evidence shows that in the early morning hours of…