People v. Davis

According to the complaining witness’s testimony, as he was painting the molding around his apartment door while talking to defendant, $500 in collected rent money fell out of his pocket. After he replaced the money, he was struck on the head from behind with "something heavy.” At the time of the attack, which took place on the second floor of a three-story building, part of which was used as a church, defendant and the complainant were the only ones present. Shortly thereafter, a friend, who had introduced defendant to the complaining witness several weeks earlier, ran into defendant on the…