People v. Tognola

THOMPSON (R. L.), J., pro tem.

The defendant was charged jointly with one Heber Norton with the crime of robbery alleged to have been committed by forcibly taking from the person of one Lala Singh the sum of $10. Norton pleaded guilty. Upon trial evidence most persuasive of defendant’s guilt was adduced, upon which the jury rendered the following verdict: “We, the jury . . . find the defendant William Tognola guilty of robbery in the first degree, as charged in the information.”

Defendant claims: 1. That the verdict is inconsistent and void for uncertainty; 2. That it is the result of prejudice…