Davis v. State

Lorenzo Davis appeals his conviction for armed robbery with a firearm, contending that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay testimony of a police investigator recounting the statement of a witness. We agree and reverse.

The victim was robbed at gunpoint by three men at night, and was easily able to identify two of the men, who were convicted and sentenced in separate proceedings, but he was unable to identify the third after being shown a number of photo arrays, and, in fact, he identified a different man. One of the perpetrators, Steven Bellamy, testified at trial and named defendant as…