Palmer v. State

Bernes, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Edward Maurice Palmer guilty of armed robbery, rape, and aggravated sodomy. Palmer appeals, contending that the trial court erred in (i) failing to direct a verdict of acquittal on all counts due to insufficient corroboration of his accomplice’s testimony and (ii) failing to direct a verdict of acquittal as to armed robbery because the proof of the crime was not consistent with the indictment. Palmer also argues that the trial court erred in removing a trial juror, in charging the jury, and in denying funds for a DNA expert. Palmer further claims that…