People v. Arither Thomas

Defendant, Arither . Thomas, appeals from his May 28, 1964, conviction of the offense of robbery armed. * On appeal he contends that there was insufficient evidence of his identity to support the jury verdict of guilty upon which this conviction was based.

The record discloses that a witness, Mrs. Shivlie, was present in the store when the holdup occurred; that the defendant was not masked; that this witness had a clear, unobstructed view of the defendant ; and that this witness was able to identify him. Defense counsel attempted to discredit the identification in his argument to the jury. The…