Smith v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged the appellant with the robbery of one Vincent Lovetto by unlawfully taking $75.00 in currency, and one thirty-eight caliber Smith and Wesson pistol from his person. The jury found the appellant guilty as charged, and fixed punishment at twenty-five years imprisonment. The trial court then set sentence in accordance with this verdict. Appellant’s motion for new trial challenging the weight and sufficiency of the evidence was overruled following a hearing with counsel present.

Vincent Charles Lovetto testified that on February 17, 1973, he was employed at the…