MOTES v. STATE

No. A97A2404.

494 S.E.2d 283 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 489

MOTES v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. McGinnis, Lawrenceville, for appellant

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Sheila A. Connors, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Judge.

Roy Motes appeals his convictions of armed robbery and false imprisonment, contending that the trial court erred in allowing character evidence and in allowing improper comments by the State during closing argument.

1. Rosita Ramirez, Motes' co-defendant who had previously pled guilty to the crime, testified at trial. When asked why she and Motes committed the robbery, she responded that "[Motes] had received a package of drugs and he came...

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