People v. Pruitt

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GUILD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Elmer Pruitt, Jr., being granted a severance from his co-defendant, Raymond Fuller, was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial and was sentenced to 5-15 years in the penitentiary.

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal:(1) Did the trial court err in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence?(2) Did the trial court improperly limit defendant’s counsel's examination of the complaining witness?(3) Was the witness, Fredrick Aubey, qualified to testify as an expert?(4)…