McCoy v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ingram, Justice.
Appellants Michael Branch and Willie McCoy were convicted of armed robbery by a jury in the Superior Court of Chatham County. Each of them received sentences of 20 years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. A motion for new trial filed in their behalf was overruled by the trial court. Appellants enumerate as error the trial court’s failure to grant them a new trial and argue two reasons why they contend a new trial should be ordered. We have considered each of appellants’ arguments and find them to be without merit.
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