Christian v. State

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Petitioner was convicted for the armed robbery of a dry-cleaning establishment and received a penitentiary sentence of ten years.

Both in the Court of Criminal Appeals and in this Court error was assigned on his behalf attacking the sufficiency of the evidence. He was positively identified by the victim of the crime, however, from photographs shown to her shortly after the incident, at a pre-trial line-up and in court. There was ample evidence offered on behalf of the State, if accepted by the jury, to sustain the conviction.

Petitioner denied the commission of the…