Nash v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault. After a verdict of guilty, the punishment was assessed by the jury at 20 years.

The essential facts of the case are not in dispute. On the night in question, at approximately 9:30 p. m., a man entered the home of the complaining witness brandishing a pistol. The six inhabitants of the house were ordered about and money was taken from several of them until, at an opportune moment, the victims turned on the robber and beat him with numerous implements until he finally quit struggling. The police were notified, and…