Argo v. State

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a conviction for the offense of robbery with a sentence of ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Mr. Robert P. Jackson, an employee of the ABC Store at Eastwood Mall, in Birmingham, testified that two men, one »f whom was defendant, entered the store shortly after 7:00 P.M. on October 25, 1961, and ordered whiskey. Witness made a ticket for the order and gave it to a clerk, Mr. Grant. After the clerk went to the back to fill the order, defendant drew a gun, announced it was a hold-up and ordered Mr. Johnson to keep quiet until the clerk…