King v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Billy King guilty of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on each of the verdicts and denied King’s motion for a new trial.

King challenges the aggravated assault conviction, arguing that it merged into the armed robbery conviction. He also claims that the trial court gave an erroneous instruction on aggravated assault and erred in denying his motion for new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We agree that the aggravated assault…