Brooks v. State

Robbery is the offense; the punishment, ten years' confinement in the State penitentiary.

Marshall, the injured party, was the night manager of the B B Food Store in Abilene. He identified appellant as the man who came into the store at about 2:00 A. M. and, while using and exhibiting a shotgun, robbed him of approximately $200.00.

The witness Glasgow, who appeared at the store about the time the robber was leaving, expressed the opinion that appellant was the man he saw leaving the store.

Appellant did not testify as a witness in his own behalf, nor did he offer any affirmative defensive…