State v. Kowertz

The appellant was prosecuted and convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, on a charge of first degree robbery. The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of seven years, and he was sentenced accordingly. In due time he appealed.

In all its essentials the State's case rests on the testimony of the prosecuting witness, W.A. Greenwell. The following material facts and circumstances are gathered from his testimony. On September 29, 1925, and for a short time before, Greenwell was the manager and in charge of one of the Piggly Wiggly Bird Company's…