Searcy v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Convicted of robbery, the defendant appeals to this court. The indictment charged the defendant with the offense of robbery in that he “with intent to commit theft, did take from the person and immediate presence of Jennifer Davis, by the use of force, the following property, to wit: jewelry and money, the property of Jennifer Davis and of the value of six hundred dollars.”

The evidence showed that the victim was sitting on the driver’s side of her automobile while engaged in an effort to sell jewelry. The defendant, under the pretext of purchasing a ring, reached…