Pilcher v. State

OPINION

McCLOUD, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault where punishment was assessed at 50 years.

The evidence shows that appellant and co-defendant, William Alexander Beam, entered the taxicab of Charles Dean and directed Dean to drive them to a wrecking yard located in Dallas. After arriving at the destination, appellant held a knife to Dean’s throat, while Beam took a pistol and approximately $26.00 from Dean. The cab driver was bound, gagged, and left at the wrecking yard. Two Dallas police officers, Schwebel and Thaxton, were patrolling in the vicinity and…