Hay v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of robbery by assault upon his plea of not guilty. The jury assessed his punishment at 100 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant complains of the manner in which the court accepted the verdict of the jury on the issue of guilt or innocence. The record reflects that the following occurred from the time the jury was retired to deliberate on guilt or innocence until the time the jury retired to deliberate on punishment:

“THE COURT: Ladies and gentlemen, take the Court’s charge and retire to the…