State v. Velicka

The information charged that the defendant “did attempt to commit robbery and in perpetration thereof did nse personal abuse, force and violence, in violation of Section 8877 and 8357 of the General Statutes.” The jury returned a verdict of guilty. From the judgment rendered thereon the defendant has appealed, assigning as error the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict.

The jury might reasonably have found the following faets. In the afternoon of December 24,1954, the defendant entered a clothing and tailoring store operated by Anthony Signorelli on Main Street in Hartford. He walked…