Mincey v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was indicted for armed robbery of Don’s Handy Pantry, a Savannah convenience store. Prior to trial, the defendant moved the court for an order suppressing identification on the ground that there existed a substantial likelihood of misidentification. He also entered a motion in limine to exclude evidence of other crimes. The trial court denied both motions. During the jury selection, the state exercised all its peremptory strikes, and an all-white jury was obtained from a panel of forty-two.

The evidence at trial showed that on October 5, 1984, two employees…