State v. Sharp

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The appellant, Bobby Dan Sharp, was convicted on charges of robbery and burglary. He has appealed. In this opinion we shall refer to him either by name or as defendant.

The state’s evidence showed that approximately 1:00 or 2:00 a. m., May 8, 1966, a car containing what the victim called a group of “boys” drove up to the John Price residence. Mr. Price, the victim, and a man 55 years of age, lived alone and was asleep at the time. The “boys” proceeded to break the latch on the rear door and then entered the kitchen, where they turned on the…