Porter v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellants Tommy Lee Porter and J. C. Dexter were convicted of armed robbery. They appeal on the general grounds and also contend the trial court erred by denying their motion for a new trial when two state witnesses recanted their testimony after trial.

Appellants and Milton Dawson were drinking at a club in Cordele, Georgia, when Porter said that they should get some money by robbing something. The three men departed in Porter’s car and a short time later drove to the Junior Food Store, where Porter parked and offered Dawson a gun. Dawson had his own gun, so he and Dexter got…