People v. Grant

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Jake Crosby was fatally shot during the early evening hours of January 24, 1973. The defendant, Walter Grant, was arrested the following day and bail was denied. On March 13, 1973, a preliminary hearing was held. An indictment was subsequently returned against Grant, Alexander Anderson and Samuel Green, charging them with attempt armed robbery and murder. Grant’s motion for severance was allowed and he was tried separately by a jury. At the close of the State’s evidence, the court granted the defendant a directed verdict on the…