Richards v. State

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Retired Circuit Judge.

Appellant-defendant, an indigent, was convicted of robbery and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. He appealed from the judgment entry.

It appears from the record that the victim was Mrs. Edna Black who was operating a country store and service station located a few miles distant from Georgiana. The stolen property was about $800.00 in cash.

Mrs. Black’s testimony fully supports the allegation that she was robbed, but she could not identify the two robbers. Mrs. Black closed her store about 6:25 P.M., January 25, 1977. At that time it was already dark.…