CALOGERO, Justice
In this appeal from a conviction of the crime of simple robbery, we entertain defendant's protest that his taking the dropped purse of a woman who fought him as he beat and attempted to rob the woman's female companion was not "theft ... by use of force or intimidation" as required by La.R.S. 14:65.
Defendant Alvin Johnson was tried before a six person jury and found guilty as charged of simple robbery...
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