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Parker v. State

The trial court properly refused to sever defendant's trial for two armed robberies since they occurred within a week of each other and both involved defendant holding a knife to a woman's throat and demanding money from the cash register.

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A Washington County jury found Gerald Lee Parker guilty of armed robbery, aggravated battery, and kidnapping with bodily injuries for offenses he perpetrated at the Movie Gallery in Sandersville, Georgia; three additional counts of the indictment involving a separate armed robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping allegedly committed at the Handi Corner in Sandersville ended in mistrial. Without challenging the sufficiency of the evidence introduced against him, he appeals. Finding no error, we affirm his convictions.

1. First, we find no error in the trial court’s denial of Parker’s motion to sever the offenses that occurred at the Handi Corner from the offenses that occurred at the Movie Gallery. Both incidents demonstrated a common motive, plan, scheme or bent of mind, as evidenced by the facts outlined below:

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