Shuman v. State

Smith, Judge.

Leavon Shuman, Jr. appeals his convictions for armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during commission of a felony. He enumerates as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to strike OCGA § 17-10-7 (b) as unconstitutional, the trial court’s charge to the jury that the testimony of a single witness is sufficient to establish a fact, and the trial court’s decision to allow similar transaction evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On July 4, 1997, a man robbed the front desk clerk at Villager Lodge in Savannah. He jumped over the counter, held…