De Graaf v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant was indicted for the robbery of Ermie Beverly. His jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty of assault with intent to rob.

According to the tendency of the testimony of Odelle Goode and Elmore Byrd, who, under their testimony, were accomplices of the appellant, they met the appellant in Mobile, on 6 September 1947, and he permitted them to ride with him in his truck to Robertsdale. These three men had known each other previously.

On the ride the three entered into a conspiracy to rob Ermie Beverly, the proprietor of a pool hall in Robertsdale.

Before reaching…