Opinion ID: 396889
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The gun is a nickle plated .32 automatic with black handles.

Text: 77 The Court: Nickle plated? 78 The Witness: .32 automatic. 79 The Court: Black? 80 The Witness: The handles were black. 81 Next, the prosecutor elicited that the robber's hand was bleeding. He then asked whether the robber said anything about his hand. 82 A. Yeah. Well, sometime during the robbery he said, you all made me hurt my hand or something like that.... 83 The Court: He said what? 84 The Witness: He said you made me hurt my hand and I'm going to kill all of you. 85 The prosecutor then asked about appellant's conversation with others in the luncheonette, and the court again spoke up: 86 (The Prosecutor): What was (the thief) doing with (the gun)? 87 A. He was pointing it at people, just pointing like this. (Indicating.) 88 The Court: Indicating a movement of the hand right to left, left to right. 89 The Witness: Yes, that's correct. 90 (The Prosecutor): Did he have any words with the lady behind the counter, the man who had this gun? 91 A. Yes, he did. 92 Q. What did he say to her? 93 The Court: Do you know her name? 94 The Witness: No, I don't. I think it was Dorothy. I think. 95 The Court: You think it was Dorothy? 96 The Witness: I think it was. 97 The Court: Is she one of the owners of the place? 98 The Witness: She was a waitress. 99 The Court: She was a waitress? 100 The Witness: Right. He just pointed the gun at her and said, give me that money or I'm going to kill you. 101 Q (by the prosecutor). Approximately how many people were inside the luncheonette; do you remember? 102 A. From 12 to 14 people. 103 The Court: Is that including yourself? 104 The Witness: Yes. 105 The Court: And including the person with the gun as well? 106 The Witness: Yeah, I'd say. That's an approximation. 107 The Court: About 14 or 14 (sic) people including the people that worked there, the deceased, the person with the gun and yourself, correct? 108 The Witness: Yes. 109 After Wright then identified Daye as the man with the gun, the judge intervened: 110 Q (by the prosecutor). Mr. Wright, I want you to look around this courtroom and tell me if you're able to see that or identify that who(m) you see in the courtroom? 111 A. Yes. 112 Q. Will you point him out, please? 113 The Court: Indicating the defendant? 114 Mr. Russo: Yes, I'll concede that the witness has indicated the defendant who is the only black man sitting in the well of the courtroom at the counsel table. 115 The Court: Any question about that; is that the man? 116 The Witness: No doubt. 117 The Court: No doubt in your mind? 118 The Witness: No. 119 The prosecutor then inquired whether Daye was alone or accompanied, the court again took up the questioning: 120 Q. And during the time that this defendant was conducting that robbery after he shot Issac Stanback, was there anybody else assisting him in the robbery, as far as you know. 121 A. Not to my knowledge. 122 The Court: He was the only one with a gun that you saw? 123 The Witness: That's correct. 124 The Court: He was the only one taking money from the various patrons in the restaurant? 125 The Witness: That's correct. 126