French v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Appellant French and Michael Fortson were jointly tried and convicted of armed robbery and French appeals.

1. The trial court did not err in denying appellant’s pre-trial written motion for severance.

2. There was direct eyewitness testimony from one of the victims that appellant was one of the robbers. There is sufficient evidence to support the guilty verdict.

3. At the trial, the state was allowed, over objection, to introduce evidence of independent crimes as similar transactions through the testimony of four witnesses. The witnesses testified to being victims of armed…