Andrews v. State, A91A1055
| Decision Date | 03 September 1991 |
| Docket Number | No. A91A1055,A91A1055 |
| Parties | ANDREWS v. The STATE. |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Mullens, Whalen & Shepherd, Samuel H. Sullivan, Griffin, for appellant.
Gregory Andrews, pro se.
W. Fletcher Sams, Dist. Atty., William T. McBroom III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.
Appellant, Gregory Andrews, was convicted of armed robbery. OCGA § 16-8-41. Pursuant to an order of the Georgia Supreme Court, a petition for habeas corpus filed by him was denied, but he was granted the right to file the present out-of-time appeal.
Meda Ruth Green was working at the G & R Grocery Store in Spaulding County on the morning of December 17, 1987. Appellant came into the store on two occasions. The first time, he was in the store for about four to five minutes. The second time, he spent approximately ten minutes in the store before robbing Green with a knife, tying her up, and running out of the store. She quickly freed herself, followed him out of the store and saw him enter a dark-blue station wagon with the word Chevrolet written across the windshield in white letters.
She alerted the sheriff's department and described the robber, his clothing, and his car. A lookout was posted. Within the hour, appellant was apprehended and transported back to the store. He was exhibited to Green while standing handcuffed outside the patrol car.
She testified that, although he had changed his jacket and hat after robbing the store, there was no question in her mind that appellant was the man who had robbed her. She described the man who had robbed her as having a moustache, being approximately 5'6"' to 5'7"' in height, and wearing a tan suede jacket and a stocking-type cap. She also testified that she had given appellant a large amount of silver coins but no pennies. When arrested, he had many coins in his pocket.
1. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the testimony relating to the identification of him by the victim at the pre-trial showup, as well as her in-court identification testimony.
The practice of showing suspects singly to a witness for identification purposes has been widely condemned. Daniel v. State, 150 Ga.App. 798(1), 258 S.E.2d 604 (1979). Arnold v. State, 155 Ga.App. 782, 783(1), 272 S.E.2d 751 (1980).
The showup to Green was reasonably and fairly conducted shortly after the offense and at its location. When the robber was in the store, the victim had ample opportunity to view him in a lighted area. As shown by her accurate description of him, her degree of attention was well focused. She confidently identified appellant as the robber. The length of time between the crime and the showup was less than an hour. The trial court did not err in admitting the pre-trial and in-court identification of appellant by the victim. See Duck v. State, 250 Ga. 592, 596(3), 300 S.E.2d 121 (1983); McCounly v. State, 191 Ga.App. 266(2), 381 S.E.2d 552 (1989). Daniel v. State, supra, states the four factors to be primarily considered. Focusing on opportunity,...
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