Cherpinsky v. State

Plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were convicted of the offense of robbery from the person, and were sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of 23 years. Defendants bring to this court for review the record of their conviction.

Defendants contend that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict, on the ground that they were not sufficiently identified as the perpetrators of the robbery. The following pertinent facts are established:

August Tews was the assistant manager of Paramount Publix Corporation and, as such, was a custodian of money and…