People v. McEvers

By information appellants were accused jointly with one Jack Jones of the robbery of Gertrude Coffey by means of force used against Mrs. Coffey and by putting her in fear. They were convicted by a jury of the ci'ime charged. Their co-defendant Jones was acquitted. The appeal is from the judgments on the grounds that the court committed prejudicial error: (1) in admitting testimony concerning the asserted confessions; (2) in modifying a correct instruction offered by appellant Davidson with reference to such alleged confessions which proposed instruction was peculiarly applicable and not…