Staffins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Appellants bring these appeals from their convictions for armed robbery. Their sole enumeration cites as error the trial court’s partial overruling of their motion to suppress eyewitness identification. We affirm.
Appellants were charged with the August 1,1978 armed robbery of a Lowndes County bank. At a pretrial hearing held on October 30, 1979, a Lowndes County deputy sheriff testified that on the morning following the robbery, each eyewitness had separately reviewed a “mug book” which contained a photograph of each appellant. However, appellant Staffins’ picture was five years…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dodd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- McCranie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Newkirk v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980