State v. Melvin

EXUM, Chief Justice.

Defendant argues on appeal that three of the principal witnesses against him were so intimidated by actions of the prosecutor and the trial judge that they refused to give testimony favorable to him and, instead, testified against him, thereby depriving him of due process. We find no merit in this argument and no error in the trial.

Upon a two-count bill of indictment defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. After returning these verdicts, the same jury considered an indictment charging defendant with being an habitual felon…