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Merritt v. StateMerritt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 7, 1981
60932
Reporters:
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Before:
Quillian
Quillian, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for robbery by sudden snatching. Held:

1. The evidence in ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍this case was sufficient so that a rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. There are two remaining enumerations of error, ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍one of which concerns permitting a state’s witness to testify with regard to the defendant remaining silent and the other regarding the admission of identification testimony which it ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍is now. urged was based on an impermissibly suggestive photographic lineup.

Our review of the record reveals that in each instance an issue was not raised during the trial ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍either by objection or otherwise. These grounds are therefore without merit. Hill v. State, 238 Ga. 354 (233 SE2d 182); DeBerry v. State, 241 Ga. 204, 205 (243 SE2d 864); Smith v. State, 144 Ga. ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍App. 766, 767 (1) (242 SE2d 363).

Judgment affirmed.

Shulman, P. J., and Carley, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Merritt v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 7, 1981
Citations: 157 Ga. App. 34; 276 S.E.2d 258; 1981 Ga. App. LEXIS 1686; 60932
Docket Number: 60932
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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