People v. Elmore

In 1955, Oakley J. Elmore was tried by jury in the circuit court of Montgomery County and found guilty of the crime of armed robbery, for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 15 nor more than 30 years. He has sued out a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

It appears from the record that prior to trial, plaintiff in error filed a written motion to suppress certain evidence. A hearing was held on the motion, outside the presence of the jury, and at the conclusion of the hearing, the trial judge denied the motion. The sole assignment of error on…