Jones v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for robbery; from Dougherty superior court — Judge Frank Park. Eebeeca Jones was convicted of robbery. The evidence introduced by the State tended to show that she had conspired with certain others to entice the prosecutor under a railway trestle, where he was robbed of $135. She admitted her presence at the robbery, but denied that she took part in it.
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Indictment for robbery; from Dougherty superior court — Judge Frank Park. Eebeeca Jones was convicted of robbery. The evidence introduced by the State tended to show that she had conspired with certain others to entice the prosecutor under a railway trestle, where he was robbed of $135. She admitted her presence at the robbery, but denied that she took part in it. She stated that she and the prosecutor were passing under the trestle, when he was robbed by others, and that as soon as they grabbed him she broke and ran. There was also evidence from which the jury could have found an alibi. The…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
1. The man robbed testified as follows: “I was robbed of $135 of lawful money. It was greenback money, and would pass. It was my individual money, and it was all paper money, greenbacks in fives and tens.” It is claimed that there is a variance in this proof from the allegation in the indictment, which charged the robbery of $135 of lawful money. “The courts judicially know that the term ‘greenback’ is the popular name used to designate a certain species of the currency of the United States.” McDonald v. State, 2 Ga. App. 633 (2), (58 S. E. 1067).
2. The. evidence practically demanded the…
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