Carr v. State

JOHNSON, Judge.

Following a mistrial, appellant was tried and convicted of robbery and sentenced to a term of ten years in the State penitentiary. Ater a motion for new trial was denied, he perfected this appeal.

Mr. Loyd Beasley was severely beaten and robbed of approximately $2,000.00 in cash between 10:00 and 11:00 P.M. on the night of December 14, 1963. He had just entered his garage and gotten out of his car when he was struck four times with a “piece of iron”. He managed to get into his hoise and police were summoned. He died from other, unrelated causes on August 25, 1965 as shown by the…