Roberson v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, twenty years.

The evidence reflects that Mary Whitaker, the manager of the M & M Package Store in Beaumont, was robbed by two Negro males wearing stockings over their heads on August 7, 1972. During the course of the robbery, a customer, Mr. Stanford, entered the store, and after the robbers demanded his money, slumped to the floor and died of an apparent heart attack. The testimony reflects a second customer, Mr. Laudig, 1 entered the store, and his billfold was taken after he was ordered to lie on the floor.

The robbers…