Copeny v. State

Blackwell, Judge.

James Kennedy Copeny, Jr., Jaryn Ware, and Kenneth George Hinton were tried together and each convicted of armed robbery,1 hijacking a motor vehicle,2 and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.3 Copeny and Ware appeal,4 each contending that the evidence adduced at trial is insufficient to sustain his conviction. In addition, Copeny asserts that the court below improperly commented upon the evidence when it charged the jury, and Ware contends that the court should have merged his convictions for armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle. We…