Thornton v. State

451 S.W.2d 898 (1970)

Caris Ton THORNTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 42353.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 11, 1970.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1970.

Norman Kinne, Dallas, (by court appointment), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Alvin Walvoord, and John Tolle, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery by assault; the punishment eighty-five years. Appellant was tried jointly with Walter Thomas, Jr., our Cause No. 41,962, 451 S.W.2d 907 and Elroy Lampkin, No. 42,342,…