Hawkins v. State

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery by assault with a prior conviction for burglary, an offense of like character and of the same nature, alleged for enhancement; and the punishment was assessed at life.

While testifying for the state, Macy Carpenter, the owner of a grocery store, and a customer, positively identified the appellant as the person who exhibited a pistol and caused Carpenter to deliver to him over $100 in money; and that the appellant put Carpenter in fear of his life and bodily injury and took the money without his consent.

Proof of the prior conviction for…