Palmer v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Nazarius Palmer guilty of five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of armed robbery, and one count each of burglary and kidnapping, in connection with the break-in of Harold Burke’s home and the assault and robbery of Burke and his guests. Palmer contends that the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury that the State bore the burden of disproving his affirmative defense of coercion. Palmer also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Because the trial court did not err and the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

1. Palmer’s main defense was that his…