Bridges v. State

Sears, Justice.

Appealing from his convictions for murder, armed robbery, and *701aggravated assault,1 appellant Joseph Bridges raises numerous enumerations pertaining to the trial court’s charges to the jury. While we find that, in several instances, portions of the trial court’s charge to the jury improperly placed a burden of persuasion on Bridges, having reviewed the entirety of the court’s charge, we are satisfied that Bridges’ rights of due process were not prejudiced. We also find that any errors associated with the trial court’s admission of certain hearsay testimony and prohibition…