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Arrington v. State

Given the overwhelming evidence of guilt, any error in permitting a witness' in-court identification of defendant after suppressing witness' tainted pre-trial identification was harmless.

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Douglas Arrington was tried in September 1998 for a crime that had occurred five months earlier. Following denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals his conviction of robbery by intimidation. He complains of evidentiary rulings by the trial court, including its admission of a witness’s in-court identification of him even though the witness’s pre-trial identification was suppressed. We find no reversible error and affirm.

On April 12, 1998, Amanda Tailoon was working as a waitress at a Waffle House restaurant in Lawrenceville. Her boyfriend, Michael Becker, was there with her. Tailoon testified that at approximately 4:00 a.m., she saw Arrington standing outside of the restaurant at a pay phone. According to Tailoon, Arrington remained in a well-lit area for about seven to eight minutes and she had an unobstructed view of him. Tailoon further testified that at approximately 6:00 a.m., Arrington returned to the restaurant and sat down at the counter. Arrington began to converse with Becker, then abruptly stood up and put his right arm behind his back underneath his jacket. Becker backed away from Arrington, approached Tailoon, and told her that she needed to go to the register. Tailoon did so, because she realized that a robbery was underway. Arrington stood two to three feet in front of Tailoon and threatened her unless she gave him all the twenty-dollar bills in the register. She did as instructed. Arrington then fled on foot toward a nearby muddy area, and the police were summoned. Becker and Tailoon described the robber as a six-foot tall black male weighing about 200 pounds, with short hair, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.

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