Lay and Jones v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

The grand jury of El Paso County indicted appellants and one Racobs jointly charging that on February 21, 1917, in said county they robbed C. Stull by using and exhibiting a firearm (pistol). Racobs was not arrested or tried. Appellants were tried together. They were each found guilty by a separate verdict and the punishment of each was assessed at five years confinement, the lowest punishment prescribed by law.

All the bills of exceptions herein were filed too late to be considered. The Assistant Attorney General’s motion to strike them out and not consider them on that…