Mincey v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping. Appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s verdicts.

1. The trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for new trial on the general grounds is enumerated as error.

Appellant urges that the evidence did not authorize his armed robbery conviction, because the victim testified that the robber did not display a weapon but merely held an object underneath his shirt which the victim perceived to be a “silver” gun. OCGA § 16-8-41 (a) provides,…