Crane v. State

Banke, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced as a recidivist to life imprisonment pursuant to former Code Ann. § 27-2511 (now OCGA § 17-10-7). On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in making certain comments and rulings during the course of the trial which reflected adversely on his claim to innocence. In particular, he complains of the court’s action in offering to stop the trial at one point to allow him to take a polygraph test.

The evidence of the appellant’s guilt was, to say the least, substantial. Co-indictee Ricky Shepperd, who pled guilty to the *639l…