Booker v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Roscoe Booker was indicted on six counts of armed robbery. The trial court directed a verdict of acquittal on the motion of the district attorney on four counts and the jury found him guilty of one of the remaining counts and not guilty on the other. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in permitting the in-court identification of the defendant by Willie Johnson. The transcript shows that the witness was asked to sit in the courtroom and see if he could identify anyone. The state made no attempt to single anyone out for identification and he was asked to leave before the…