Lucky v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Rico Antonio Lucky was convicted of and sentenced for felony murder with armed robbery as the underlying felony, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions and takes issue with the trial court’s decisions with regard to the guilty verdicts on which sentence was imposed.

On July 28, 2004, Edward Rivers, Jr., was fatally shot after answering a knock on the door of the Clayton County apartment he shared with a friend. The friend, in the…