De Beauford v. State

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Stephens county of being an accomplice to the offense of robbery and his punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

In the development of its case upon this trial the state was permitted to bring into the courtroom one of the' parties claimed to have been principals in the robbery to which it was alleged appellant was an accomplice, the purpose of the state being to permit a witness then testifying to observe said principal and give testimony as to witness’ identification of him as one of the parties who held up and robbed him. It…