Hinton v. State

Ray, Judge.

Kenneth George Hinton, James Kennedy Copeny, Jr., and Jaryn Ware were tried together and each convicted of armed robbery,1 hijacking a motor vehicle,2 and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime;3 other counts were merged into the aforementioned counts for sentencing purposes. Hinton appeals the denial of his motion for new trial,4 contending that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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