Clemson v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Appellants Clemson and Taylor were tried jointly on indictments charging each of them with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of attempt to commit armed robbery, and one count of aggravated assault. Both were found guilty on all five counts and have brought separate appeals to this court. The six enumerations of error in each appeal are identical, and therefore we join the appeals for treatment in one opinion.

On July 25, 1976, at approximately 11:30 p.m. Tommy Lewis and Raymond Ward were walking along a road near Interstate Highway 75 in Clayton County, where an…