Salisbury v. State

Candler, Presiding Justice.

Henry Cook Salisbury was indicted for robbery in Fulton County. The indictment alleges that he did by use of an offensive weapon wrongfully, fraudulently and violently take from the person of M. J. Goddard $1,412.82, property of Colonial Stores, Inc. He was convicted of that offense and sentenced to serve a prison term of ten years. He moved for a new trial on the usual general grounds and amended his motion by adding other grounds. His amended motion was overruled and he timely appealed his case to this court for review. Held:

1. That the trial judge should have…