State v. Williams

— On April 28, 1933, the Prosecuting Attorney of Shannon County,'Missouri, filed an information charging the appel-. lant with the crime of third degree robbery. The case was sent to Howell County on change of venue. A trial in'that county resulted in a verdict Of guilty and assessed the appellant’s punishment at five years in the penitentiary. He has duly appealed to this court.

The appellant lived in Shannon County, Missouri.' He was married and had a daughter, Florine Williams, about fifteen years of age. The prosecuting witness, Dave Swyres, was employed by the appellant’s mother, who…