Court Opinion

ID: 9666685
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Date Created: 2023-08-24 01:25:21.705152+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:32.191682
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On the Merits

Appellant next contends that his lineup was illegally conducted for that he did not have counsel, and further that the behavior of the Assistant District Attorney at the lineup was questionable.
The state offered evidence at an in camera hearing that there were only two *301lineups instead of five, and that on each of the two lineups defendant was represented by appointed counsel. The court ruled against defendant’s contention that the lineups were illegally conducted. Haggler v. State, 49 Ala.App. 259, 270 So.2d 690; Shewey v. State, 48 Ala.App. 730, 267 So.2d 520(2); Havard v. State, 50 Ala.App. 147, 277 So.2d 421. In view of the fact that he heard the evidence ore tenus, we are unwilling to disturb his ruling.
An issue of fact as to the guilt or innocence of defendant was before the jury whose verdict was adverse to defendant’s contention of an alibi. We see no reason to disturb this verdict.
 Appellant contends that argument of counsel for the state was injurious to him and that the court erroneously overruled his objection thereto; also the court committed error in denying his motion for a mistrial because of such argument.
We quote the argument:
“ . . . I submit to you ladies and gentlemen of the court that we were lucky no one was hurt in the robbery, and the next time that might not be true.”
This argument was reasonably calculated to call the jury’s attention to the serious aspect of the robbery and to appeal for law enforcement. It was within the realm of a legitimate appeal to the jury. The court’s ruling, supra, was not error.
Another assertion of error is the refusal of the trial court to give defendant’s written charge is as follows:
“I charge you members of the jury, that you must find the defendant not guilty, if the conduct of the defendant, upon a reasonable hypothesis is consistent with his innocence.”
This charge was fairly and substantially covered by other given charges submitted by the defendant; and also by the oral charge. Title 7, Section 273, Recompiled Code, 1958.
We think the judgment of the court free of error. It is affirmed.
The foregoing opinion was prepared by Honorable BOWEN SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge, serving as a judge of this Court under § 2 of Act No. 288, Acts of Alabama, July 7, 1945, as ¿mended; his opinion is hereby adopted as that of the Court.
The judgment below is hereby
Affirmed.
All the Judges concur.