Morton v. State

Pope, Judge.

David Franklin Morton brings this appeal from his conviction of two counts of armed robbery and one count of kidnapping with bodily injury. He was tried by jury in a joint trial with co-defendant Deborah Elaine Morton. The victim worked as a cashier at a Spur station located in an isolated area of Gwinnett County. After closing the station late at night, she was walking to her car when appellant suddenly grabbed and hit her. She screamed as appellant forced her into her car and cut her on the forehead with a knife. He held the knife at her throat, threatening, “Don’t scream any…