HAMPTON v. STATE

32098, 32099, 32100.

238 Ga. 608 (1977)

234 S.E.2d 521

HAMPTON v. THE STATE. VOYLES v. THE STATE. GAZAWAY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brannon, Brannon, Thompson & Fox, William S. Hardman, for Hampton.

Jane Kent Plaginos, for Voyles.

John Rice, for Gazaway.

C. B. Holcomb, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

Appellants were convicted of armed robbery in a joint trial and bring separate appeals to this court.

On October 21, 1974, at approximately 1:40 p. m., W. E. Holcomb was working in his general store at Coal Mountain, Forsyth County, Georgia. He was alone in the store when one older man and two younger men entered the store. Almost immediately after entering the store all three men pulled out handguns and the older man announced that it was...

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