Cosby v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clarke —

Affirming.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and his punishment fixed at four year A confinement in the penitentiary. As grounds for reversal be insists that the court erred in overruling his demurrer to the indictment and his motion in arrest of judgment, and that the verdict was the result of prejudice and not supported by the evidence.

It is urged the indictment is defective, first, because it does not sufficiently describe the property alleged to have been taken, and, second, because it does not allege a felonious assault as well as a felonious taking.…