Usher v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Clayton County jury found Walter Usher guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault against a person 65 years of age or older, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (1) (assault with intent to rape), (d); burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1; robbery, OCGA § 16-8-40; theft by taking, OCGA § 16-8-2; and battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Usher appeals, contending, inter alia, that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts to prove identity and that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the victim was at least 65 years of age,…