State v. Woodard

The appellant was charged by information in the Circuit Court of Polk County with an attempt to rob a bank. Upon a trial before a jury he was convicted and his punishment assessed at two years ’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. From this judgment he appeals.

The bank attempted to be robbed was in a building located in Bolivar. The offense occurred at midday, between twelve and one o ’clock, October 12,1923. The only person in the bank at the time was a clerk named Wood-ruff. Two citizens, named Adams and Brock, were in the former’s office at the time. This office was located on the same floor…