Butler v. State

A jury in the Fort Smith district of the Sebastian circuit court convicted Willie Butler, appellant, of the crime of robbery and fixed his punishment at twenty-one years in the state penitentiary.

The information upon which appellant was tried charges “. . . Willie Butler, of the crime of robbery committed as follows, to-wit: The said defendant, in the county, district and state aforesaid, on the 20th day of December, 1938, did unlawfully and feloniously and forcibly and by fear and intimidation, take, steal, and carry away $15.21 from the person and possession of John Backen, against the…