State v. . Medley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Bynum, J., at tbe March Term, 1919, of Forsyth. Indictment for highway robbery in feloniously taking by force a watch, etc., from the person of one Gr. M. Simpson, count also for felon-iously receiving said watch, etc. There was verdict of guilty as to both defendants, with recommendation of mercy as to Fannie Robertson.. Judgment imposing sentence on Bunk Medley, the male defendant, and he excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
There were facts in evidence tending to show that in March, 1919, about 12 o’clock at night, or shortly thereafter, on the streets of Winston-Salem, the defendant, Bunks Medley, held up the prosecutor with a pistol, while the female defendant went through his pockets, taking his watch, etc. There were other facts tending to confirm the direct evidence on the subject.
During the progress of the trial, the male defendant proposed to examine his codefendant, Fannie Robertson, as a witness, stating that his purpose was to show by her that he was not with her that night, and had not been for two…
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