Davis v. State

189 Ga. App. 412 (1988)

376 S.E.2d 421

DAVIS

v.

THE STATE.

77762.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 29, 1988.

Rise H. Weathersby, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Henry Newkirk, R. Andrew Weathers, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Davis was tried by the court sitting without a jury, found guilty of armed robbery of an elderly patron of a local cocktail lounge, and sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. The robbery was effected by holding two screwdrivers in a menancing manner as the patron was using the men's…