Bly v. State

I respectfully dissent from the reversal of the judgment in this case. First, but perhaps incidentally, I disagree with the statement that there is no substantial evidence of robbery.

Bly admitted that he knew that Burns had $4.00 when Bly, Burns and Tumbleson started riding around with Tumbleson as chauffeur. He admits that he and Burns had a disagreement when Burns refused to pay $2.00 for some gasoline. Bly admitted that he knew that Burns had $2.00 left in his billfold after paying for the gasoline. Bly didn’t know whether he had any money himself at the time. The billfold was found empty…