Butts v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Gary Orlando Butts was convicted by a DeKalb County jury of one count of armed robbery by use of a replica, article, or device having the appearance of an offensive weapon. OCGA § 16-8-41 (a). His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Butts first contends the trial court erred in allowing evidence of the circumstances of his arrest. Construed in favor of the jury’s verdict, the evidence showed that Butts took the victim’s keys and sport utility vehicle from her by threatening her with an object that appeared to be a…