Kelly v. State

Bowles, Justice.

Appellant and a co-defendant were indicted by the Glynn County Superior Court for the armed robbery of Phillip A. Morson. Following a jury trial, a verdict of guilty of robbery by intimidation was returned. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and appellant was sentenced to serve fifteen years in prison.

The evidence presented at trial showed that the victim, Phillip Morson, was hitchhiking in Glynn County when appellant arid a companion stopped to give him a ride. Morson was driven to a wooded area near a cemetery and forced at knife-point to surrender his wallet to appellant.…