McNeil v. State

MIKELL, Judge.

Jimmie L. McNeil was convicted of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a), and armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a). He was sentenced to life in prison for the armed robbery and 20 years for the aggravated assault, to run consecutively. McNeil appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of certain character evidence. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer *11enjoys the presumption of innocence.1 We do not…