Whitley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Judge.
Jamie Lee Whitley was found guilty by a jury of armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, false imprisonment, and possession of a firearm during the commission of the felony of aggravated assault. Based on evidence that Whitley was guilty as a party to the charged offenses, the trial court entered judgment of conviction on all the guilty verdicts except aggravated assault, which the court merged into the armed robbery. Whitley contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We find no merit to…
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