Newell v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Roderick Newell appeals from his convictions and sentences for the offenses of armed robbery and violation of the Georgia Firearms & Weapons Act.

Construed so as to support the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed that on March 12, 1988, defendant and the co-defendant, Frederick Browning, who pled guilty prior to trial, entered a Church’s Fried Chicken restaurant; defendant was carrying a green bag or satchel and both he and Browning were carrying sawed-off shotguns. Defendant and the assistant manager went to the back of the restaurant where the safe was…