State v. Montgomery

James Leeman Montgomery, defendant-appellant, was charged in the circuit court with one prior conviction of a felony and with first degree robbery by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon. Upon his trial the jury found him guilty of first degree robbery by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon and assessed his punishment at 15 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary, and he has appealed.

Upon the trial there was testimony adduced from which the jury could have found that on October 28, 1950, about 6:30 p. m., defendant entered the office of Dr, Park J. White in the City of St. Louis,…