Truman v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of robbery by sudden snatching.

The victim, while on a street in Augusta, was passed by two men, who turned and asked her for the time. The taller one wearing a long dark coat grabbed her pocketbook. Both individuals fled and the victim notified the police. A police officer shortly thereafter saw two subjects, one tall and one short, running toward Paine College from the direction of the crime scene. He stopped his car, identified himself as a police officer and the two resumed running. He called for assistance and the taller, the defendant, was…