Caldwell v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of assaulting and falsely imprisoning Robert Cerf, in concert with three others, while two of his (appellant’s) companions were masked. The punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for twelve years.

Robert Cerf, the injured party, was returning to his home when an automobile occupied by one Hassell stopped near him. Hassell invited Cerf to enter the car. After the car had proceeded for some distance, Jimmie Nash and Oliver Clapp, who were masked, jumped on the running board of the car and one of them directed a pistol at Cerf. They then…