Pitts v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Duranty Beuford Pitts guilty of two counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault, and the trial court denied his motion for new trial. On appeal, Pitts contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude his in-court identification by two of the victims and in denying his motion to admit a statement of a third victim under the necessity exception to hearsay. Pitts further contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to certain remarks made by the prosecutor during closing argument. For…