Mydell v. State

Mar 2, 1977
31934
Reporters:
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Before:
Undercofler
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery of a fast food store and ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals.

1. The- evidence supports the verdict. The cashier made a positive untainted identification of appellant. The manager positively identified appellant as being ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍in the store immediately preceding the robbery. Although the stolen money was not recovered the corpus delicti was proved.

2. Life imprisonment is a statutory penalty for armed robbery ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍and is not cruel and inhuman punishment. Appellant’s contention that his sentence is excessive may be presented to the sentence review board as provided in Code Ann. ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍§ 27-2511.1.

3. The alleged disqualification of a grand juror should have been raised before the indictment was returned. Parris v. State, 125 Ga. 777 (4) (54 SE 751) (1906).

Judgment affirmed.

All the ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍Justices concur, except Gunter, Ingram and Hill, JJ., who concur in the judgment only.