Opinion ID: 1852436
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Testimony of Bank Employees

Text: ¶ 51. The president of the bank, Ray Britt, testified that during the robbery, one of the robbers stated that Henry has left us and he's taken the car. Britt was taken hostage. He testified that during the police chase, the robbers cursed Henry many times for leaving them. Payton's first name is Henry. ¶ 52. Vice-president Carl Ware testified that during the robbery, the robbers were saying `He's gone, the MF is gone.' Ware testified that they were asking one another where was the car, and one of them responded, `The car is not coming back.' Ware testified on cross-examination that he heard the statements clearly and had repeated them word for word. Payton pointed out that Ware did not hear the robbers use the name Henry name as had Britt; insinuating that name had not been used. However, on re-direct, Ware testified that he was on the other end of the bank from Britt, and that he could not hear everything the robbers said because they were moving around the bank and because he was nervous.