Moore v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCORMICK, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment was assessed at twenty-five years’ confinement. Appellant raises four grounds of error, including a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. We reverse and order a judgment of acquittal be entered in this cause.
Howard Reuse, a night clerk at the Astro Motel in Lubbock, testified that at about 5:45 a.m. on June 25, 1978, a light-skinned black man entered the motel office and robbed him at gunpoint of $100.32. Reuse described the robber as wearing a mask covering his face and extending below his…
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