Jenkins v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

The conviction which forms the basis for this appeal was for robbery by assault. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 50 years.

At the outset, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. He particularly complains that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the testimony of accomplice witnesses Williams and Tomlinson.

The record reflects that on the morning of September 24, 1970, two men entered the First State Bank of Rising Star in Eastland County, and robbed James Rutherford, President of the bank, of approximately…