Johnson v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Frederick Bernard Johnson was convicted of the armed robberies of Vera Wheatley and Jack V. Tudor. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count to be served concurrently. He appeals to this court. Held:

1. The Heirs Grocery store where Vera Wheatley worked was robbed by two men. A wholesale grocery representative who was in the store was also robbed by the men. The appellant had a pistol. The other man had a "maxicoat” draped across his shoulders and brandished a sawed-off shotgun. The coat was dropped in the store during the robbery. The other man told…