Robinson v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery by exhibiting a firearm; the punishment, fifty years.

According to the record, appellant robbed E. L. Ratcliffe, the night manager of the Houston House, an apartment hotel. At approximately 4:15 in the morning, appellant approached Ratcliffe and asked for change for a dollar. After he was told there was no change, appellant left and returned and then asked to change a five dollar bill. When he did not get the change, he left the building. Later, he entered again, got behind the counter and held what appeared to be a gun on the manager and…