State v. Douglas

PRITCHARD, Judge.

Appellant, by the verdict of a jury, was found guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree. Upon a finding that he was a second offender, the court sentenced him to 25 years confinement in the Department of Corrections, with credit for 241 days spent in jail before sentencing.

The sole point presented is: “The court erred in overruling the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of the state’s case because hearsay evidence was admitted over the timely objection of the defendant and said evidence was a crucial link in the state’s identification of the…