Legal Opinion

Sell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 6, 1980No. 59662PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Michael Leroy Sell appeals his conviction for armed robbery and the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial. We affirm.

1. Appellant contends that his conviction was founded on an impermissibly suggestive show-up identification. A 7-11 Food Store was robbed at approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 25,1978. The store employee later that day assisted the police in compiling a composite drawing of the robber. At approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 26, 1978 appellant and a friend entered the subject store and made purchases. The employee, recognizing appellant as the robber,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Dill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Street v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by7 opinions

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