People v. Alexander

Contending that the evidence against him is inherently improbable and that the court “applied an improper rule of law,” defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of robbery of the first degree, i. e., one committed while the robber is armed with a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code, § 211a.)

On Friday, March 29, 1946, at 11 a. m. three Negro men entered the jewelry store of Peter Borisoif in the city of Los Angeles. By holding a gun' they forced the proprietor into a back room, took off his clothes, removed certain merchandise including a diamond wrist watch worth $575 from the store and…