Mays v. State

The indictment charged Henry Mays with the robbery of Andy McClain by taking $598.62 from his person and by putting him in fear. The jury found the appellant "guilty of robbery as charged" and fixed punishment at 15 years imprisonment. The trial court then set sentence in accordance with this verdict.

The appellant's motion for new trial was overruled.

Andy McClain testified that he was employed at the Hull Street IGA Store in Montgomery, Alabama on September 3, 1974. He testified that at about 9:45 that morning a little short fellow came in the store and stuck a gun in his side and said,…