Georgia criminal lawyer wins bank robbery trial in Floyd County
A Georgia criminal defense lawyer recently won a bank robbery trial in Floyd County for a Texas man accused of armed robbery and aggravated assault charges.
The Rome News Tribune has the story.
John Edinbyrd was accused by prosecutors of being the getaway driver in the robbery of a Citizens First Bank in Rome. Edinbyrd pleaded not guilty to the charges while his codefendant, Shawn Colson, pleaded guilty last week. Edinbyrd testified that he was the unwitting participant in the bank robbery, and that it was only after they had left the scene did he realize what the Colson had done.
Colson testified that Edinbyrd was the mastermind behind that robbery and that Edinbyrd forced him into committing the act. Edinbyrd claims that the two were in Rome looking at used cars, and while in Rome, Colson decided spontaneously to rob the bank.
The defense argued that Edinbyrd never once stepped inside the bank, and that the only thing linking him to the crime was Colson’s statements. The jury deliberated for three hours before returning the not guilty verdict.
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