State v. Smith

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Elmer Smith, was jointly charged with Willard Stoddard and Paul Goodman in a bill of information with the crime of robbery. Stoddard and Goodman, on arraignment, pleaded guilty to the charge. The defendant Smith entered a plea of not guilty. The defendant Smith was tried by a jury and found guilty as charged. After conviction the defendant was charged by the district attorney as being a third felony offender. The defendant Smith pleaded guilty to being a third offender and was sentenced to a term of not less than 28 nor more than 56 years in the' penitentiary.…