Rainey v. the State

Because the evidence was sufficient to permit the jury to conclude that Rainey took substantial steps toward the commission of an armed robbery, and because no other enumeration of error warrants reversal, I respectfully dissent.

1. Rainey first attracted the attention of a mechanic at the auto shop and his foreman because he parked in a remote area of the business’ parking lot, near the adjacent drug store. After moving to a vantage point behind tinted glass windows, they were able to see that Rainey’s license plate was covered up with a piece of paper, that he appeared to be wearing a mask,…