Smith v. the State

Dillard, Chief Judge.

Following trial, a jury convicted Dajon Smith on two counts of armed robbery, two counts of false imprisonment, one count of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated assault. Smith appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s verdict and arguing that the trial court erred in allowing a police officer to testify as an expert witness. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows that in the early morning hours…