Green v. State

Appellant, an indigent, was indicted for murder in the first degree and convicted of such offense on a plea of not guilty; sentence, life imprisonment.

The victim was an elderly white man. Appellant was a minor about nineteen years of age. The purpose of the attack was robbery. The victim had been in a supermarket. Outside the store were three young black males, Lonnie Price, Lorenzo Green (appellant), Donald Robertson and Johnnie MeCorvey. Robertson walked in the store to make a purchase and made comment about the old man having money. When the victim came out Robertson and McCorvey walked up…