In People v. Jones (1919), 290 Ill. 603, the evidence was held insufficient to support a robbery conviction where the defendant had stealthily removed a pocket-book from his intoxicated victim's pocket and transferred it to his own.
Summary of this case from People v. PattonFebruary, 1919.
Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. No opinion. Jenks, P.J., Mills, Rich, Kelly and Jaycox, JJ., concurred.
In People v. Jones (1919), 290 Ill. 603, the evidence was held insufficient to support a robbery conviction where the defendant had stealthily removed a pocket-book from his intoxicated victim's pocket and transferred it to his own.
Summary of this case from People v. PattonIn People v. Jones, 290 Ill. 603, 125 N.E. 256 (1919) and in Hall v. People, 171 Ill. 540, 49 N.E. 495 (1898), cited by defendant, the court distinguished theft from robbery and held that when property is taken by stealth from a person who is unaware of the taking, the essential elements of robbery are not established.
Summary of this case from People v. LewisFull title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. WILLIAM A. JONES, Respondent…
Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Date published: Feb 1, 1919
) Because there was no injury to the victim, no violence or struggle, and no intent to obtain or retain the…
People v. LewisNeither can it be said that a police officer consents to an attack by casually pretending to be an…