REED, Justice.
William Lee Burris was convicted by a jury of second-degree robbery. The penalty assessed was five years' imprisonment. On September 26, 1977, judgment and sentence were entered and on the same date Burris filed a motion for a new trial and also a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The trial judge denied the motion for a new trial, but granted the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and entered the appropriate orders.
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