People v. Dandy

Two colored men engaged the attention of a girl cashier-checker in a market. One of the men bought some candy from her; then he asked her for more. When she turned to the candy boxes behind her she left the drawer of her cash register standing open.

Then the other man, the defendant, reached into the drawer and grabbed a handful of currency. The cashier saw what he was doing, and said, “Give it to me.” Defendant threw down some of the bills and left the store. When the register was checked $221.55 was found to be gone.

Defendant was charged with grand theft, waived jury trial, and was convicted…