Demps v. the State

McMillian, Judge.

Kashif Demps appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial after a jury again convicted him in 2012 of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony Demps asserts that the trial court erred by (1) allowing the admission of similar transaction evidence; (2) instructing the jury that it could find Demps guilty of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony in a manner not alleged in the indictment; and (3) allowing the State to impermissibly use similar transaction evidence in closing argument. Demps also asserts that his…