Lockett v. State

McMurray, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for robbery by force, and the indictment contained information therein that the defendant was a recidivist. Defendant was convicted and sentenced to serve 20 years in the penitentiary. A motion for new trial as later amended was filed and denied after a hearing, and defendant appeals. Held:

1. Defendant contends the evidence was insufficient to convict him of robbery by force. However, the evidence shows he forcibly took money from the hands of a waitress and then pushed her away from a cash register where he seized other money belonging to the owner of…