Mason v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Banks County jury found William Mason guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of two counts of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) (with a deadly weapon); two counts of possession of a destructive device with the intent to intimidate, OCGA § 16-7-88 (a); and one count of making a terroristic threat, OCGA § 16-11-37 (a). Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Mason appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction of possession of a destructive device with the intent to intimidate and that a merger of offenses precluded the…