Fantroy v. State

Arthur James Fantroy was convicted of robbery in the second degree and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. That conviction must be reversed because the prosecution failed to prove the elements of second degree robbery.

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The State's evidence, viewed in its most favorable light, shows that Robert Lynch, one of two codefendants, grabbed a purse from Mrs. Kathryn Hannon after a brief struggle. Lynch fled a distance on foot, jumped a chain link fence, and got into a white Cadillac driven by the defendant. The evidence is uncontradicted that only one person actually stole the purse and that the…