Cochran v. State

JOHNSON, Judge.

The appellant, Ray Cochran, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Houston County for the offense of robbery. Trial was had after a sanity examination. Upon a plea of not guilty, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of assault with intent to rob. The trial judge sentenced the appellant accordingly and fixed punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of seven years. A motion for a new trial was overruled and an appeal was taken to this court.

The evidence presented by the State tends to show that Miss Julia Kelley, the lone occupant of her automobile, stopped for a…