McPHERSON v. STATE

No. 37538.

208 Miss. 784 (1950)

45 So.2d 589

McPHERSON v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi, In Banc.

April 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Means Johnston, for appellant.

George H. Ethridge, Acting Attorney General, for appellee.


Hall, J.

This is an appeal from a conviction of robbery and a penitentiary sentence of three years. The victim of the robbery was walking at night along a city street in Greenwood and as he passed a tree some one who had been hiding behind the tree struck him, knocked him to the ground, removed from his pocket a purse containing a $10.00 bill and a $5.00 bill and ran away. Two eyewitnesses to the attack flagged a police car, advised the officers what...

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