Young v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Gwinnett County jury convicted James Lee Young of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Young appeals, challenging the trial court’s charge to the jury and response to a jury question.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that on November 17, 1996, Young was driving his car while Theon Finney, Desmond Washington and Rodney Smith were pas sengers. Young knew Finney had a stun gun, and they intended to use it to rob people that night. After driving around for awhile looking for victims, they drove…