Butler v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant and co-defendant were found guilty of malice murder and armed robbery, as well as related crimes. The court held that the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to sever the parties and in denying a motion to suppress the pre-trial identification of defendant by a victim during a one-on-one show-up. The court also held that the trial court did not violate OCGA 17-8-57 by making comments regarding the reliability of the expert witness and of one-on-one show-ups; and the trial court did not err in removing Juror Number 12 and replacing him with an alternate juror. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
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