Croft v. State

The writ of error here brings for review the judgment of the Circuit Court in and for Osceola County, Florida, against the plaintiff in error wherein' he was convicted of the offense of robbery while being armed with a dangerous weapon and then and there having the intent to kill or maim the person robbed, if resisted.

Plaintiff in error presents several assignments of error. We shall discuss only one.

It is contended that the court erred in charging the jury of its own volition as follows:

“Robbery is defined as the felonious taking of money or goods of value from the person of another, or in…