JOHNSON v. STATE

32601, 32602.

240 Ga. 90 (1977)

239 S.E.2d 678

JOHNSON v. THE STATE. RICHARDS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 21, 1977.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rickey E. Richards, pro se.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, R. David Petersen, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Issac Byrd, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Justice.

The appellants' first trial for armed robbery ended in a mistrial because the jurors were unable to agree on a verdict. The appellants were promptly placed on trial a second time, and they were convicted. They filed a motion for new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence, which was denied. They now appeal. We affirm.

The state's evidence showed that at approximately 1 a. m. on June 13, 1976, Prenis Jerome Ray was robbed at gunpoint...

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