Keller v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
A jury found Harry Keller guilty of armed robbery. He appeals from the conviction entered on the verdict.
1. Keller claims the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction because there was no proof that a weapon was used in the bank robbery as alleged in the indictment. We disagree.
“The presence of an offensive weapon or the appearance of such may be established by circumstantial evidence, and a conviction for armed robbery may be sustained even though the weapon was neither seen nor accurately described by the victim. Some physical manifestation is required or some…
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