ROSS v. the STATE.

Doyle, Judge.

*810 After a jury trial, Deandre Ross was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault 1 and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony 2 stemming from a drug transaction turned robbery. Ross filed a motion for new trial, which he later amended. After a hearing, the trial court denied the motion, and this appeal followed. Ross argues that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury that accomplice testimony must be supported by corroborating evidence pursuant to OCGA § 24-14-8. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Viewed in favor of the…