Ransom v. State

BUSSEY, Judge.

William Claremore Ransom, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried, and convicted, in the District Court of Oklahoma County, with the crime of Robbery With a Dangerous Weapon; his punishment was fixed at thirty years imprisonment in the state penitentiary, and from said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

Briefly stated, the facts adduced on the trial reveal that Eddie Williams, 66 years of age, operated the Hall Hotel at 308½ North Central in Oklahoma City, and served as night clerk. He testified that on June 27, 1968, around…