Jones v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and tried for robbery. The jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of grand larceny. The court fixed his punishment at five years in the penitentiary. At arraignment and throughout the trial appellant was represented by employed counsel. He pleaded not guilty. Appellant is not an indigent. He is not represented by an attorney on this appeal.

This is a strange case in many ways. No useful purpose can be served by reciting the evidence in detail.

The victim testified that he went to the Arab Stockyards located in Cullman County on July 20, 1973, intending…