State v. Hogan

An information was filed in the district court of Yellowstone county, charging the defendant Hogan with the crime of robbery from the person of one R. L. Smith. The property taken was alleged to be the sum of $12 in money. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to the information. On the trial, by a verdict of the jury, the defendant was found guilty as charged. A judgment of imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year was imposed. A motion for a new trial was made, heard, and denied. The appeal is from the judgment and from the order denying the motion.

The state’s case rests primarily…