Floyd v. State

Adams, Judge.

Luther E. Floyd appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction for armed robbery. As his sole issue on appeal, Floyd contends that the trial court erred in not granting a new trial based on the State’s failure to produce exculpatory evidence as required by Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (83 SC 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963).

Floyd was convicted in connection with the robbery of a movie rental store in Jesup on September 3, 1996. Two men with masks entered the store and sprayed the clerk with a substance that made her cough and unable to…