State v. Kowertz

In the Circuit Court of Bates County, George Kowertz was convicted of first degree robbery by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon, for which the jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty years. Under the provisions of Laws of .1927, page 173, the 1 rial court thereupon increased liis punishment by imposing imprisonment for two years in addition to that assessed by the jury. From the judgment thus rendered, an appeal was granted to this court. Appellant has not furnished us with a brief.

The State’s evidence tended to prove the following facts:

The Ballard…