People v. Sampson

The information charges the defendant with the crime of robbery and with having been previously convicted of the crime of grand larceny. Oh his arraignment he “entered a plea of guilty as to a prior conviction and not guilty as to the new charge in the information.” The jury found him guilty of robbery in the first degree. His motion for a new trial was denied and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for life. This appeal is from the judgment and the order denying a new trial. The proof is overwhelmingly that the defendant committed the alleged robbery and it is not contended…