People v. Mahoney

Hill, J. (dissenting).

Defendant has been convicted of a robbery which occurred on Spring avenue in Troy “ at a dark spot between Locust Avenue and Linden Avenue.” Comnlainant was attacked by a robber who got upon his left-hand running board from another automobile, threatened him with a revolver, belabored him with a blackjack, and secured a small sum of money. Complainant drove a short distance to a gasoline filling station and called a policeman. The only description he gave the officer of his assailant was that he wore a light cap and a dark suit of clothes, with no overcoat, and was not a…