Rutherford v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of armed robbery. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

1. The evidence in the instant case showed that appellant and two others robbed a motel in metropolitan Atlanta at night by use of a sawed-off shotgun. Over objection as to similarity, the trial court admitted evidence of appellant’s prior convictions for possession of a sawed-off shotgun, affixing a license plate with intent to conceal, driving with a suspended license and loitering or prowling.…