Ligon v. State

WILLIAM C. SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Pike County on an indictment containing two' counts. Count One charged burglary in the first degree, and Count Two charged robbery. The jury rendered the following verdict:

“We, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged and fix his punishment at ninety years imprisonment.”

The judgment of the court, based on the jury verdict, provided:

“It is, therefore, considered and adjudged by the Court that the defendant is guilty of the offenses of Burglary 1st Degree and Robbery as charged in the…