Sweet v. State

Adams, Judge.

A jury convicted Montrell Sweet of one count of robbery by sudden snatching, and he filed this appeal after the trial court denied his motion for new trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that on January 9, 2002, Sweet entered a restaurant in Cobb County and walked to the counter. Sweet first told the cashier, Juanita Lopez, that he wanted to use the pay phone. Two other restaurant customers, Jerry Parham and a plainclothes police officer, Sergeant Joseph Bennett, noticed Sweet pacing back and…