Heyward v. State

Hill, Justice.

This is another lineup identification case. It rises like, the mountain, because it is there.

Earl Heyward was tried by jury in November 1974 for the offense of armed robbery. He was convicted and the jury fixed his sentence at twenty years. He appeals.

The evidence introduced by the state showed that four female employees of a mortgage company were in the office on March 1,1974, when two black men entered. The taller man held a pistol. They left after taking about $12,000 in checks and $2,500 in cash. The defendant is six feet, four inches tall.

Police showed photographs to the…