Walker v. State

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is robbery with firearms; the punishment, 30 years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. Appellant was found guilty and the jury assessed his punishment.

The state’s evidence reflects the following:

During the early morning hours of December 31, 1968, a man, later identified as the appellant, entered the office-residence of the Mecca Tourist Courts in Fort Worth, Texas. The intruder held Thomas Wayne Kimbrell at pistol point and forced him to wake his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Marshall, who were sleeping in the adjoining bedroom.…