Harwell v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellant Shawn Harwell was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault with intent to rob in connection with the taking of cash and negotiable instruments from a fast-food restaurant employee and the use of an electronic taser on the employee. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of conviction entered against appellant (Harwell v. State, 231 Ga. App. 154 (497 SE2d 672) (1998)), and we granted Harwell’s petition for a writ of certiorari to examine three holdings of the Court of Appeals.

The State presented evidence that the assistant manager of a fast-food…