Moore A/K/A Smith v. State

Appellant was convicted of robbery by the court sitting without a jury and sentenced to ten years under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction. His sole contention on this appeal is that the court improperly entered its guilty verdict without first affording his counsel the right to argue the merits of his case.

There was evidence adduced at the trial showing that a High’s Store was held up by two men, one of whom was identified by an employee of the store as the appellant. The appellant was apprehended a short distance from the store by a policeman who had received a description of…