State v. Givens

Rhodes, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of attempted armed robbery and of assault and battery with intent to kill, and was sentenced to a total of twenty-five (25) years imprisonment. He contends the lower court erred in refusing his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and for a new trial. We affirm.

Clifton Lowder, a 76 year old grocery store owner, was shot on the night of November 10, 1973, during an attempted armed robbery of his store by two black males wearing masks. The taller of .the two robbers held a pistol on Lowder and his wife while the other attempted to get into the cash…