State v. Powell

PRITCHARD, Chief Judge.

By the verdict of a jury appellant was found guilty of robbery in the first degree and his punishment was fixed by it at 58 years imprisonment. Appellant filed a motion for reduction of punishment which was sustained by the trial court and he was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment in the Department of Corrections.

The indictment of the Grand Jury charged appellant with the robbery of Greg Melenson of $982.00 in his care and custody, which was the money of A & P Grocery Store, a corporation, which store, as the evidence shows, was located at 99th and Holmes Streets, in…