Owens v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment 20 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The record reflects that on October 14, 1967, about 1:15 p. m. appellant entered the Pilgrim’s Cleaners located at 5231 South Park Boulevard in the city of Houston and by exhibiting a pistol placed Henrietta Davis, age 61, an employee of the store who was alone, in fear of her life and took $85 from her possession and control.

On cross-examination the appellant sought to shake Mrs. Davis’ identification of him as her assailant by questioning her description of his…