Cooper v. State

GOODWYN, Justice.

Appellant, Leon Cooper, was indicted and tried for the offense of robbery. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for 30 years. Judgment and sentence were in accord with the verdict. Cooper’s motion for a new trial was overruled.

Cooper was represented at his arraignment, throughout his trial, and on his motion for a new trial, by court-appointed counsel. He is also represented by court-appointed counsel on this appeal.

The indictment charges Cooper with robbing William O. Mallory of a Ford automobile, a wrist watch, and $35 in…