Henderson v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery. After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at five years.

Appellant was convicted of having robbed Edna Hancock in the parking lot of a K-Mart store in Arlington on December 13, 1977. Hancock was pushed to the pavement on the parking lot. She suffered a compound fracture of the left arm and several of her teeth were knocked out.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends the court’s charge to the jury in the guilt or innocence phase is fundamentally defective. Specifically, he points to the…