People v. McCoy

Defendant was tried and convicted of the crime of first degree robbery and from the judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant has appealed.

The restaurant of the complaining witness was robbed on October 8, 1931. Two armed men entered and stated that it was a “stick-up” and thereupon the persons present were forced into a lavatory and locked in. The robbers broke open an ice-chest which had been kept under lock and took therefrom a bag and a lady’s purse containing money belonging to the owner of the restaurant. In addition the purse contained some…