Merritt v. State

Evans, Judge.

An armed robbery had occurred in Manchester, Georgia. The robbers were allegedly three black males who had fled on foot. The Meriwether County officers immediately set up a roadblock in Woodbury, Georgia, seeking to apprehend the robbers. An automobile occupied by three Caucasian males, driven and owned by Grimes, with Merritt as a passenger in the front seat and Bowling in. the back seat, was stopped at the roadblock. One of the officers saw Merritt surreptitiously put "something” in his pocket. He advised another officer of what he saw. This officer ordered Merritt out of the…