Daniel v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was found guilty on an indictment charging him with armed robbery, aggravated assault with intent to murder or rob, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime. He brings this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial.

On June 1, 1989, a black male grabbed the manager of a pharmacy in Rome, Georgia, put a knife to her side, and said: “Give me the money, bitch. Don’t make a sound or I’ll kill you.” When the manager failed to enter the proper code to open the cash register, the assailant pulled…