Souder v. State

Bernes, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jacques Souder was convicted of hijacking a motor vehicle, OCGA § 16-5-44.1 (b); armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a); possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b); and carrying a concealed weapon, OCGA § 16-11-126 (a). Souder appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized at the time of his arrest, failing to merge the armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle counts in his sentence, and denying his motion for new trial based…