Coney v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Demetrius Coney, was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault, for which he was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment on each count. This appeal follows the denial of his motion for new trial.

At the trial, the victim testified that she and Coney had attended the same local college, and that during the 1990 school year they had developed a relationship. About one week before the incident in question, she informed Coney that she wanted to end the relationship but remain friends. Two days before the incident, she refused to lend Coney money to pay a…