Hamilton v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant Michael J. Hamilton was convicted of armed robbery and was sentenced to serve ten years. On August 28, 1984 Hamilton and his fiancee, Margaret Phillips, stopped at the Trade Winds Motel in Forsyth. While Hamilton waited in the car, Phillips went into the office and inquired about renting a room. Told she needed identification, Phillips left the office and went to the car. She returned to the office shortly, pointed a pistol at the clerk and demanded money. The clerk gave her the money, and she fled in the car with Hamilton driving.

The crime was reported to the police,…