People v. Lane

Tbe appellant was convicted of robbery in tbe first degree. Hpon tbe trial be was examined on bis own bebalf and denied positively tbe commission of the offense or any participation in it, and proved an alibi. Several witnesses called on bis bebalf also testified that, at tbe time of tbe commission of tbe robbery, be was at bis sister’s residence, where be himself stated be was, and where he went to *14attend the festivities consequent upon a christening. In rebuttal^ the people called a police officer, who testified that he knew the general reputation of the defendant, that it was bad, and that…