Brown v. State

CAREY, Justice.

Royce Lee Brown and Elester Worley, the appellants, seek to reverse a ruling of the Superior Court which refused to dismiss an indictment charging them with robbery. The issue is whether the indictment charges all the necessary elements of that crime.

The indictment is as follows:

“The Grand Jury charges Royce Lee Brown & Elester Worley with the fol lowing offense, a FELONY: ROBBERY in violation of Title 11, Section 811 of the Delaware Code of 1953.

ROYCE LEE BROWN & ELESTER WORLEY on the 19th day of August, 1966, in the County of New Castle, did then and there violently assault…