Hemphill v. State

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Represented in the trial court and here by appointed counsel, Hemphill has perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court contesting his armed robbery conviction, for which he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for 10 years. (TCA § 39-3901.)

All of the defendant’s Assignments of Error challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. He also asserts in particular that there was no competent evidence from which the jury could find that the robber used a deadly weapon. We summarize the material evidence.

Shortly before 5:00 a. m. on October 19,…