Carter v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Following an earlier mistrial, a Muscogee County jury convicted Cedric L. Carter of single counts of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41) and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-11-106). He was sentenced consecutively to confinement to serve fifteen years and to five years supervised probation, respectively. Carter now appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the superior court erred in not allowing the prior testimony of Roderick McGee, a witness to the offenses at issue; erred in refusing to allow his mother and aunt to…