State v. Jordan

Moss, Chief Justice:

The record shows that Curtis Ray Jordan, the appellant herein, along with Oscar Eddie Jordan, Jr., were indicted by the Grand Jury of Abbeville County and charged with the crime of armed robbery. Section 16-333 of the Code. Upon arraignment, the appellant and his co-defendant entered a plea of “not guilty”. The appellant and his co-defendant, represented by appointed counsel were tried before the Honorable Francis B. Nicholson, Presiding Judge, and a jury, at the 1971 May Term of the Court of General Sessions for Abbeville County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and…