Barker v. State

Smith, Judge.

Arthur Barker was indicted for the offenses of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41, and aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21. The trial court directed a verdict of acquittal as to the aggravated assault charge, and the jury found Barker guilty of armed robbery. Barker’s motion for a new trial was denied, and he appeals.

1. Barker’s first, second, third, and twelfth enumerations of error are based upon the general grounds and the overruling of his motion for a new trial. On appeal, the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), “is the proper test for…