Legal Opinion

Wheelock v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 4, 1979No. 57043Published

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

This appeal follows a jury verdict finding the defendant guilty of armed robbery as charged. We affirm.

1. The appellant, contending that the lineup identification was impermissibly suggestive, asserts that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting identification testimony. We disagree.

The lineup occurred approximately one week after the commission of the crime. Based on the victim’s observations of the defendant for about one-half hour in an averagely lit bar and on observations of the defendant for about 15 to 30 minutes in the victim’s lighted apartment while…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bethay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Yancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Heyward v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  5. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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