Lane v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for 99 years.

The proof on the part of the State was to the effect that appellant and Blackie Doyle robbed Ray Williams. Appellant did not testify and introduced no witnesses whose testimony raised an affirmative defense.

Bill of exception No. 2 is concerned with the action of the trial court in declining to permit appellant to introduce the depositions of three witnesses taken before a notary public in Kansas City, Missouri. The testimony of said witnesses was to the effect that appellant was not in the…