Holland v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

Robert L. Holland appeals from a judgment convicting Mm of bank robbery, and fixing his punishment at twenty years ’ imprisonment.

The facts are these: A few minutes past noon on December 31, 1930, several men, armed and unmasked, entered the People’s National Bank of Paducah. In addition to two customers, there were in the bank at the time W. A. Blackburn, the president, W. A. Cochran, the vice president, M. O. De Jarnett, assistant cashier, Hugh Brent, bookkeeper, and Helen Thompson, stenographer. One of the robbers walked into the cage where the…