Thompson v. State

Appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of assanlt and battery with intent to rob one Gus Alford. The proof showed that the crime of robbery was completed; in fact, the defendant, testifying in his own behalf, admitted knocking Alford in the head with a heavy soft drink bottle and carrying away Alford’s suitcase. The state’s proof showed that appellant took from Alford money and a suitcase.

Section 2018 of the Mississippi Code of 1942 provides: “A person shall not be convicted of an assault with intent to commit a crime, or of any other attempt to commit an offense, when it…