State v. Ryan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The defendant, Patrick J. Ryan, a/k/a James Keightley, was charged with the crime of robbery in the first degree, in violation of G. S. 1949, 21-527. At the conclusion of the trial, at which the defendant was represented by counsel of his own choice, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Following the overruling of his motion for a new trial and the imposition of sentence, the defendant appealed to this court.

As we view this case, no more need be said of the facts disclosed at the trial than that the defendant was identified by the victim,…