State v. West

Citations

• 106 La. 274

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. The attempt to rob by violently snatching property, falls within the terms of Section 811 of the Revised Statutes.</p> <p>2. The attempt to rob is not confined to “cutting or tearing the clothes or thrusting the hand into the pockets.” The statute, by the use of the word “other wise,” includes an attempt to rob by violently snatching away the property from the hands of another.</p>