Spears v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

—Appellant was convicted in the District Court of El Paso County of robbery with firearms, and his punishment fixed at fifteen years in the penitentiary.

Appellant and George Gunther were jointly indicted herein. There appears in the record a bill of exceptions to the action of the trial court in granting a severance. The contention seems to be based solely upon the ground that Gunther, codefendant of appellant, did not demand such severance. We need not set out at length the recitals of the bill. The court appointed Hon. L. A. Dale to represent Gunther, who was without…