State v. Berry

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

Alfred T. Berry was tried and convicted on a charge of robbery in the first degree as defined by G. S. 1935, 21-527. His motion for a new trial was denied and he perfected his appeal to this court specifying error in particulars which he discusses under three general headings in his brief.

Appellant’s first contention is that the verdict was not supported by the evidence and was the result of passion and prejudice. His argument that the verdict was not supported by the evidence is predicated on his own review of the evidence wherein he…