State v. Stewart

Harwell, Justice:

Douglas Stewart appeals his conviction for armed robbery and the life imprisonment sentence imposed pursuant to Section 17-25-40, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). We affirm the conviction and remand for a sentencing hearing and imposition of the appropriate sentence.

Appellant contends that the pre-trial identification procedures used by the police were unnecessarily suggestive and conducive to irreparable mistaken identification. Appellant therefore argues that the trial court erred by allowing a witness to subsequently identify him in court.

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