McPherson v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction of robbery and a penitentiary sentence of three years. The victim of the robbery was walking at night along a city street in Greenwood and as he passed a tree some one who had been hiding behind the tree struck him, knocked him to the ground, removed from his pocket a purse containing a $10.00 bill and a $5.00 bill and ran away. Two eyewitnesses to the attack flagged a police car, advised the officers what had happened, described the appellant, and pointed the officers to the direction in which he had fled. The officers gave pursuit, apprehended appellant a…