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45 Ala. App. 335

Parker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 13, 1970

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1970-01-13

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently August 1971

4 state decisions

Relies on United States v. Wade · State v. Allen · 44 Ala. App. 682 - Grace v. State

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Decided 1970-01-13

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PRICE, Presiding Judge.

¶1This appellant stands convicted for the offense of robbery with a sentence of ten years in the penitentiary.

¶2Appellant’s first trial resulted in a mistrial on account of the illness of a juror. In that trial the court determined illegal *336a lineup' in which appellant was placed and where he was viewed and identified as a participant in the robbery by some of the witnesses. By stipulation of the parties the testimony taken at the previous trial was made a part of this record.

¶3The evidence for the state tended to show that two men, one of which was the defendant, came into a Delchamps food store, located in Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama on March 25, 1968, and announced, “this is a stick-up.” Both men were armed with pistols. The men took $1369.00 from the cash registers and safe. There were four eye-witnesses to the robbery: Mr. J. B. Ostini, Store Manager, Mr. Beasley, Assistant Store Manager, Mr. Loyd Gilmer, store employee, and Mr. Ralph Green, a route salesman for a local bakery. They identified the defendant in court as one of the robbers. They testified that subsequent to the robbery they were shown pictures and that they also identified the defendant from the pictures. Each witness testified he was not given any suggestions, aid or assistance in selecting defendant’s picture from those shown him.

¶4The testimony of the witnesses clearly shows that their in-court identification of the defendant was not dependent upon their having seen him in the lineup. United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218, 87 S.Ct. 1926, 18 L.Ed.2d 1149; State v. Allen, 251 La. 237, 203 So.2d 705; Grace v. State, 44 Ala.App. 682, 220 So.2d 259.

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

¶6Affirmed.

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