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Roberts v. State

Citations

  • 570 S.E.2d 595
  • 257 Ga. App. 251
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 2469
  • 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 1050

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  • permitting identification testimony when officers took defendant’s statement four days after robbery, perpetrator in video wore a mask, officers testified that defendant’s physical appearance had changed since robbery, and defendant admitted that his hair had changed since robbery
  • permitting identification testimony when officers took defendant’s statement four days after robbery, perpetrator in video wore a mask, officers testified that defendant’s physical appearance had changed since robbery, and defendant admitted that his hair had changed since robbery
  • officers who testified had observed defendant only four days after the robbery and noticed that his appearance had changed by the time of trial
  • officers who saw defendant four days after crime were more likely than jury to identify him correctly from a surveillance video because his appearance had changed since then
  • officers who saw defendant four days after crime were more likely than jury to identify him correctly from a surveillance video because his appearance had changed since then
  • persons who identified defendant as the perpetrator in surveillance videotape based their opinion on their observation of defendant four days after videotape was made and stated that defendant’s appearance had changed prior to trial

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Judges: Miller, Blackburn, Johnson

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