Jordan v. State

Hill, Justice.

The defendant was convicted by jury on March 12, 1975, of armed robbery and was sentenced to serve fifteen years with five years on probation. The evidence indicated that a slim man with braided hair, goatee and mustache, wearing a cap and white coat and armed with a pistol, robbed the driver of a bread delivery truck and fled on foot. Within minutes, a nearby policeman who had received the robbery report saw a man who fitted the robber’s description. Upon seeing the policeman, the man fled behind a house. The policeman gave chase but lost sight of the suspect. A few moments…