Francois v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
A jury found Derrick Francois guilty of aggravated battery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Francois appeals, challenging the admission of hearsay testimony at trial. Because any error was either harmless or not preserved for appellate review, we affirm.
Viewed favorably to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that while waiting at a bus stop on March 15, 2007, Arthur Cofield saw Francois in a white Chevrolet Impala. The two had a history of bad blood between them, including a prior…
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