Knight v. State

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

The accusation against this appellant, by indictment, was robbery, and charged that he feloniously took four one dollar bills, and one silver dollar, of the lawful -money of the United States--of America, of the value of five dollars, the property of Pedro Chavez, from his person and against his will, by violence to his person, or by putting him in such fear as unwillingly to part with the same, etc.

Robbery, under the Statute in this State, is a capital offense, as upon conviction the defendant may be sentenced to death; the lowest penalty being imprisonment in the…