Edwards v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
Andrew Edwards was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
1. The evidence at trial authorized the jury to find that mid-morning on October 22, 2003, appellant and two other teenagers approached Nathaniel Hubert and Terrance Grimes ostensibly to ask about purchasing one of the scooters in the rental van the men were loading. Hubert, who earned his living by buying and reselling items like scooters,…
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