Walters v. the State

Branch, Judge.

A jury found Alonzo Ricardo Walters guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. He appeals, arguing that the trial court improperly allowed the State to introduce the victim’s prior consistent statement. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in a light favorable to the verdict, the record shows that around 4:00 a.m. on October 10, 2012, Valerie Mike stopped at a convenience store in Savannah to buy gas on her way to work. She testified that as she was pumping gas, a man approached her and asked for a cigarette, but Mike told…