Jennings v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A Chatham County jury found Marcus J. Jennings guilty of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and obstruction. Jennings appeals, alleging that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence and in charging the jury. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in a light favorable to the verdict, 2 the evidence shows that on July 14, 2005, Willie James Jones left a barber shop and walked toward the parking lot where he had parked his fiancée’s vehicle. As Jones approached the vehicle, he passed Jennings, who was standing outside a nearby restaurant. Jennings approached…