Mock v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Bulloch County jury found Ricky Mock guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of several crimes relating to an attempted armed robbery of a Statesboro restaurant. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the State failed to prove venue and that the trial court gave an erroneous jury instruction on aggravated assault. Because there was insufficient evidence to prove venue, we reverse Mock’s convictions.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence showed that, on the evening of December 22, 2007, Mock entered a Pizza Hut…