Maddox v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted and tried for armed robbery. The jury returned guilty verdicts and appellants appeal from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered thereon.

1. Appellants enumerate the general grounds, asserting that their motion for a directed verdict of acquittal was erroneously denied.

The relevant facts are as follows: Appellant Shields had just entered the store of Mr. Roy Adamson when the phone rang. Mr. Adam-son, who had no employees, went to answer it. The phone was in Mr. Adamson’s office in the back of the store. The office was equipped with a…