Matherly v. Commonwealth

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. At the trial it was the testimony of Mrs. Dorothy Flowers, and her testimony alone, which pointed to the appellant as the one who had robbed her of her purse on June 15, 1967, at 11:00 p. m. To answer this accusation appellant produced nine witnesses who testified that he was with them at the time the robbery took place and that he had been with them for most of the evening. It is appellant’s contention that the evidence does not support the verdict; that his nine witnesses to the…