People v. Barnett

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the crime of robbery in the first degree. The ground of appeal is the alleged insufficiency of the evidence to warrant the verdict.

The complaining witness, upon reaching his home, was informed of a telephone message requesting him to go to the apartment of Miss Harris, a place where he had frequently called before. The message said that a party was in progress. He went there. Miss Harris was not at home, but was out of town and in Del Monte. He was admitted by a man and was almost immediately attacked by two men who robbed him, bound his…