State v. Britton

DANAHY, Judge.

Keith Britton was charged by information with armed robbery. He filed a motion to suppress in-court identification by witness Ruth Collinett, which the trial court granted. The state appeals.1

At the suppression hearing, Mrs. Collinett testified that she noticed a car in the Best Bar’s parking lot at about 11:15 p. m. She noticed the car because she thought the occupant was a friend of hers. He appeared to be taking clothes off or putting them on. Mrs. Collinett returned to the bar and asked the barmaid to check out the car. The barmaid went out to the parking lot, returned, and…