Burton v. State

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found Robert Lee Burton guilty of armed robbery and aggravated assault. The trial judge merged the two offenses, and sentenced Burton only on the armed robbery count. Burton appeals from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm.

1. Burton claims the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. On appeal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict; the presumption of innocence no longer applies. An appellate court may not weigh the evidence, or speculate which testimony the factfinder chose to believe or…