Pearson v. State

311 Ga. 26

FINAL COPY S20A1539. PEARSON v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. At his trial in September 2011, the jury found Appellant Gregory Pearson guilty of five counts of armed robbery, two counts of burglary, one count of aggravated assault, and six counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with robberies in two motel rooms in Valdosta. In this appeal, he claims that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to evidence of three witnesses’ identification of Appellant at a roadside “showup.” He also raises a claim of…