Brown v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Lorenzo Brown was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced as a recidivist to 20 years imprisonment without possibility of parole. Following denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals his conviction. Brown claims that he was entitled to a new trial because the trial court erred in its jury charge on armed robbery and in its comments on the fairness of the photographic lineup, and because his trial counsel was ineffective. We find no harmful error and affirm.

State’s evidence showed that Cathy Fugatt was employed in a clerical position at the Columbus Police Department and as…