Shelley v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Kareem Shelley was convicted of armed robbery of a Waffle House restaurant in Gwinnett County. He appeals, arguing that there is not sufficient evidence to support the conviction and that the trial court erred in overruling his challenge to the state’s use of its peremptory strikes during jury selection. The arguments are without merit, so we affirm Shelley’s conviction.

1. Shelley complains that there is not enough evidence to support his conviction because the only witness to identify him as a perpetrator of the armed robbery was an accomplice. While an accused may…