State v. Gatcomb

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

Douglas Gatcomb was indicted for robbery, 1 waived a jury trial, 2 and in due course was found guilty by a justice of the Superior Court. Gatcomb’s seasonable appeal from the resultant judgment of conviction is denied.

The appellant does not argue that a robbery was not committed. He does not dispute the fact that one Richard Thompson was the victim. He does, however, insist that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to prove that he was the robber. He also urges that the justice presiding made two erroneous and prejudicial rulings.

THE FACTS

Mr. Thompson testified…