Gay v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Omar Gay guilty of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. He appeals from the conviction entered on the verdict, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing the state to introduce evidence of a prior armed robbery conviction, not giving a limiting instruction before allowing the similar transaction evidence, and instructing the jury that a prior conviction could be used for impeaching a witness’ testimony. Gay also urges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. None of the enumerations has merit, so we affirm the conviction:

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