Bethay v. State

Hill, Justice.

Appellants Bethay and Austin were found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for armed robbery. Co-defendant Hall was found guilty of robbery at the same trial and appealed to the Court of Appeals. See Hall v. State, 135 Ga. App. 690 (1975).

The main issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling the defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal at the close of the state’s case. The defendants also contend that the court erred in allowing allegedly improper cross examination of a character witness and of co-defendant Hall, and in…