Smith v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury convicted Cleve Smith of robbery by sudden snatching and burglary for taking a deposit bag from a country store. Smith appeals on the grounds that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdicts of acquittal and in admitting his statement to the police. We find that the trial court erred only when it denied his motion as to the robbery charge. We therefore reverse in part and affirm in part.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the record shows that the manager of a small Alapaha country store prepared the store’s deposit bag by…