Gerzin v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for assault with intent to rob; the punishment, ten years.

The record reflects that Nathan Smith attempted to rob a liquor store operated by M. A. Mouritsen and his wife while Richard Gerzin, the appellant, was waiting in a nearby station wagon. A few minutes before the assault Richard Gerzin went into the store, purchased a half pint of whiskey and left. Approximately fifteen minutes later Mouritsen, while walking his dog, saw appellant in a station wagon with Nathan Smith. Mouritsen stayed at a corner approximately a hundred feet from the liquor store…