Cupe v. State

Phipps, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, a Troup County jury found Walter Charles Cupe guilty of robbery and burglary. On appeal from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial, Cupe claims that the trial court erred in (i) denying his motion to suppress; (ii) denying his motion to sever; and (iii) failing to properly charge the jury. For the reasons set forth below, we find no error and affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,* 1 the evidence showed that on August 15, 2003, Angel Fowler, who was visiting a mall in LaGrange, stepped outside…