Cumbie v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Four indictments charged the appellant with the aggravated robbery of a bartender and three patrons of a bar. With the consent of the parties, the four cases were tried together. A jury found the appellant guilty in each case. In cause 56,351, the jury found that the appellant had previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, which fixed the punishment at confinement for life. In each of the other causes, the jury assessed the punishment at 75 years’ confinement. The appellant says that there are fundamental errors in each charge to the jury.

During recent…