Banks v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Daniel Bruce Banks of burglary. As a recidivist, he received the maximum sentence of 20 years without parole pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). On appeal, Banks challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the trial court’s admission of similar transaction evidence, the court’s order that he wear leg shackles during trial, and the court’s decision to allow the district attorney’s investigator to sit at the prosecution’s table during trial. He also claims the trial court erred by refusing to probate a portion of his sentence. Held:

1. We review Banks’…