Birchett v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

On the evening of August 13,1984 a man wearing a nylon stocking mask and carrying an automatic pistol entered a trailer owned by Thurl Harper where Harper and his employee, Gary Don Mason, were watching television. They were robbed of $2,300 in cash, wrist watches and a masonic ring containing a large diamond, and were struck several times with the pistol when they were slow to obey orders. When nearby employees responded to Harper’s cries for help, the robber fired at them as he fled to a waiting automobile.

Harper’s own investigation led to the name of Ronnie Birchett…