Williams v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged Thomas Niza Williams with the robbery of Cloretta Travis by putting her in fear and taking from her person “approximately one hundred twenty-five dollars.” The jury found the appellant “guilty of Robbery as charged,” and fixed punishment at fifteen years imprisonment. The trial court then set sentence in accordance with this verdict.

Cloretta Travis testified that she was employed at the Colonial Baking Company in Mobile County, Alabama, on January 8, 1976. The witness stated that she, her six year old son, and her “boss” were the only people inside the…