Perry v. State

Smith, Judge.

Aaron Perry and Carlton Hunter were indicted and convicted by a jury of kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40, and armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41.1 Their motions for new trial were denied, and they appeal.

1. Perry and Hunter enumerate as error the conduct of the trial court in removing them from the courtroom during the testimony of three rebuttal witnesses for the State. Out of the presence of the jury, the prosecutor informed the trial court that the witnesses were afraid to testify and feared for their lives. The trial court agreed to speak with the witnesses. Counsel for appellants…