Edwards v. State

The defendant was convicted for robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. On appeal two questions are presented: (1) Must an indictment for robbery described the denomination of the money taken in the robbery and (2) if objectionable may this defect be reached by a motion to exclude the State's evidence, a motion for a directed verdict, or a motion for a new trial.

The indictment charged that the defendant

"did feloniously take, to-wit: $25.00 in the lawful currency of the United States of America, from the person of Mrs. T.A. Hallman, against her will, by violence to her…