Hall v. State

Billy Jack Hall was indicted and convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon. Hall does not challenge the murder conviction, but appeals the trial court’s rulings permitting the State to introduce a ring into evidence at trial and denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the robbery charge. We affirm the trial court’s denial of Hall’s motion to suppress the ring; however, we reverse the conviction for robbery with a deadly weapon and direct the trial court to impose a judgment and sentence for robbery with a weapon.

First, Hall argues that the trial court erred in…