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Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Calvin Lorenzo Hill appeals his conviction for armed robbery. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a taped conversation between his co-defendant and a third-party, and also in its instruction to the jury regarding prior consistent statements. Following our review and discerning no reversible error, we affirm. Construed in favor of the jury’s verdict, evidence was presented that Consolidated Credit, a store-front loan company, was robbed by two men, one wearing an orange mask and the other wearing a dark colored mask. The man in the orange mask approached the owner and ordered him at gunpoint to give him “the money,” while the second robber remained near the entrance brandishing an iron object. After robbing the store, the men left from the building and were spotted by the publisher of the local newspaper, which was located nearby, running away from the store. The publisher testified that five minutes before he saw the two men running, he spotted the pair walking toward Consolidated Credit and one of the men had a bright orange cap on his head. Although one of the employees described the robbers as black males, slim and about 5’10″, none of the customers or employees present during the robbery were able to identify the masked men in a photographic lineup.

Soon after the robbery, William Burton was arrested on outstanding warrants and while incarcerated told police that he had information about the Consolidated Credit robbery “in exchange for getting help with the charges” against him. Burton told police that Hill was one of the men who robbed the business. Burton also testified during the trial that Hill told him he had robbed Consolidated Credit.

 
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