Coleman v. State

Deen, Chief Judge.

John Coleman appeals from his conviction of armed robbery and his twenty-year sentence in a state penal institution.

1. Appellant contends that it was error for the trial court to deny his request for a hearing outside the presence of the jury on the question of tainted in-court identification. Appellant’s reliance on Holcomb v. State, 128 Ga. App. 238 (196 SE2d 330) (1973) is misplaced. In that case, counsel made a timely motion prior to trial and requested such a hearing several times during the trial. As a result of the denial of his request, lengthy examinations of…