The People v. Cassidy

Plaintiff in error, Charles Cassidy, and another, were indicted in the circuit court of .Hancock county for the crime of robbery. The indictment contained seven counts. Plaintiff in error pleaded not guilty, and was tried by a jury and convicted. The State elected to prosecute upon the third count of the indictment, and dismissed all of the others.' '

The sole claim of plaintiff in error for reversal is that the indictment is not sufficient to uphold a conviction of robbery. The statute defines robbery as follows: “Robbery is the felonious and violent taking of money, goods or other valuable…