Griffin v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Avery Griffin guilty of arson. Griffin appeals, asserting as error the trial court’s failure to give his requested charges concerning evidence of motive and suspicion and the court’s denial of his motion for directed verdict. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

We note initially that Griffin, who is represented by counsel on appeal, has violated this Court’s rules and OCGA § 5-6-40 in preparing his brief. First, and potentially fatal to his appeal, Griffin has failed to cite to the record or transcript in support of his factual assertions. Court of Appeals Rule 27…