Pitts v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant Pitts appeals his conviction of two counts of armed robbery and one count of theft by taking. Held:
1. The first enumeration of error questions the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize defendant’s conviction. Viewed in the light most favorable to upholding the jury’s verdict, the evidence established that defendant and an accomplice entered a jewelry store in Saint Marys and posed as customers before the accomplice pulled a gun and ordered the manager to the back of the store. The manager was handcuffed and forced to lie on the floor. Meanwhile defendant…
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