Howie v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Thomas Howie was convicted of robbery and appeals his judgment of conviction following the denial of his motion for new trial.

The victim in this case, an elderly gentleman, was sweeping his sidewalk when someone grabbed him from behind and stole his wallet which contained five $100 bills. The robber fled to an apartment complex across the street from the victim’s house. The victim told the police the robber was wearing white jeans with a blue stripe and a white buttoned-down shirt. After the victim described the robber to the police, an alert was broadcasted over the police…