Belot v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for ten years.

Ed C. Isaac, Jr., testified, in substance, as follows: He was in charge of the office of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in the city of Houston. At about 9 o’clock in the morning of August 24, 1931, C. C. McMullin and E. V. Harrison came into the office while he was making up his daily sales for the preceding day. Harrison exhibited a pistol and advised him that they wanted his money. He was forced to deliver to McMullin and Harrison $1,738, consisting of currency, except $80 in nickels,…