People v. Williams

Opinion

BURKE, J.

Theo Ervin Williams was found guilty by a jury on two counts of first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § § 211 and 211a) and one count of kidnaping for the purpose of robbery (Pen. Code, § 209). The jury also found that he was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the commission of each offense. The court reduced the kidnaping offense to simple kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207) in lieu of granting a motion for a new trial and sentenced defendant to prison on each count.

Defendant appeals, contending that: The evidence is insufficient to support his kidnaping conviction in the light of…