State v. Lyons

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

James Lyons, Moses Wilson and Scott Wilson were indicted for robbery.

*107Scott Wilson and James Lyons were convicted, and from a judgment sentencing them to seven years’ imprisonment in the peniteniary, they prosecute this appeal.

The case comes up on one bill of exceptions.

During the progress of the trial a nolle prosequi was entered as to Moses Wilson. Subsequently he was called to the witness stand as a State witness and testified in chief, that he was not present at the robbery charged in the indictment, and did not participate in the crime…