Mungin v. State

The plaintiffs in error with Joe James were tried upon an information charging robbery while armed with dangerous weapons, with intent if resisted by the person robbed to kill or maim him. Sec. 7157 C. G. L. 1927.

Joe James was' acquitted, but Mungin and Bryant were convicted and they seek a reversal of the judgment on writ of error. The property alleged to have been taken was six five-gallon jugs of whiskey, and the person robbed was alleged to be John D. Watson. All were persons of color. The robbery was alleged to have occurred in Watson’s house at about twelve-fifteen o’clock on the night…