Arnold v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of robbery by sudden snatching. Code Ann. § 26-1901. Held:

1. The admission of the testimony of a police officer as to his conversation with the victim of the robbery may have been error as the record fails to clearly show that it was admissible under Code § 38-302 to explain the officer’s conduct, or as a part of the res gestae under Code § 38-305. However, the error was harmless as the victim testified without objection to the same facts that were contained in her statement to this police officer and made a positive identification of defendant.…