Commonwealth v. Kinlaw

The defendant appeals from a conviction of armed robbery which, from the victim’s testimony, occurred on November 21,1977, at about 7:00 p.m. on the Boston Common "right next to the street lamp” where the victim was accosted by two women (one of whom she identified as the defendant) who threatened "to cut [her] up.” She gave them her purse, and the defendant went through it, taking some jewelry and some money. The victim asked for her keys "because they were of no value to them,” and the defendant returned them to her. The victim testified, "At that time I got to look at her very closely…