Head v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
James Head appeals from his convictions of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, false imprisonment, and hijacking a motor vehicle. Head asserts that insufficient evidence supports his convictions, that the trial court erred by giving an overly broad jury charge on armed robbery, and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
1. On appeal, we must view the evidence “in the light most favorable to the verdict and the appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, on appeal this…
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