Scott v. State

Appellant, Earl Scott, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Leflore County of robbery with firearms under Code of 1942, Section 2367, and sentenced to fifteen years in the State penitentiary. See also Code Secs. 1995, 1996.

The verdict and judgment are amply supported by the evidence. The question of appellant’s guilt vel non was one for the jury, and the trial court properly denied a requested peremptory instruction and a motion for a new trial.

After the State had rested and appellant had put on four witnesses as to the reputation.for truth and veracity of the chief witness for the State, an…