Brown v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of armed robbery of a restaurant. Defendant’s sole defense was mistaken identity. Three restaurant employees identified defendant at trial. One of the employees testified on cross-examination that she did not notice any scars on the robber. Each of the three employees gave a description of the suspect to the investigating police officer. A copy of the written report of the officer’s investigation was admitted into evidence. The printed form provided space for notation under several categories for personal description. The space provided for “scars” was left…