Supreme Court of Georgia
Boyd v. the State.
June 24, 2019830 S.E.2d 160
Summary
The court affirmed Boyd’s convictions, holding that the evidence was sufficient to establish his participation in the robbery, aggravated assaults, felony murder, firearm offense, and Gang Act violation. The evidence supported an inference that Boyd acted jointly with Harris, that the 9 Trey Gangstas constituted a criminal street gang engaged in ongoing criminal activity, and that the charged crimes were intended to further gang interests. The court also upheld the denial of a directed verdict, the conspiracy instruction, and the trial court’s comments during closing argument.