Thomas v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Several of the enumerations of error go to the question as to the sufficiency of the evidence which authorized the defendant’s conviction of an attempt to commit armed robbery and the court’s charge to the jury on that offense. It is argued that since no force and violence was used prior to the attendant placing the gasoline in the tank of the vehicle that under our robbery statute the defendant cannot be convicted on an attempt to commit armed robbery. We disagree. Amended Code § 26-1902 defines armed robbery in part as follows: "A person commits armed robbery when, with…