King v. State

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for robbery by snatching (Code Ann. § 26-1901 (c)) and from the denial of his motion for new trial.

The sole issue is whether the court erred in failing to charge the lesser offense of theft by taking (Code Ann. § 26-1802). The State proved that defendant was a party to a robbery by snatching. Defendant’s only evidence was his statement that he was crossing a street in a crowd of people; accidently bumped into a lady; walked on across the street, heard a commotion; turned and saw the lady struggling with his co-defendant; spotted a…