Harlow v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendant, Earl Harlow, was indicted for the robbery of Arthur Smith, tried by a jury, found guilty and sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary.
The evidence for the Commonwealth showed that about 9:45 p. m. on May 24, 1952, Arthur Smith, the prosecuting witness, was walking down a street in Bristol, Virginia, on his way home. He testified that when he arrived at the corner of Goodson and State streets two men grabbed him and by force took his watch and a small sum of money, and disappeared in the darkness. Smith then ran to a nearby service station and called the city police. When the…
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