Roller v. Commonwealth

J. D. Roller, a resident of Bristol, Virginia, was indicted' jointly with R. L. Nichols and W. R. Roe in Smyth county for robbery from the person of Mrs. E. G. McCue of four-diamond rings aggregating in value of approximately $850.00. He was found guilty by the jury, who fixed his punishment at eight years in the penitentiary. Upon this, verdict judgment was entered by the court, to which a writ of error was awarded.

The accused assigns three grounds of error. The first assignment of error is to the refusal of the trial court to. *1106set aside the verdict because of insufficient evidence to…