Jordan v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery by firearms. After the jury re turned a verdict of guilty, punishment was assessed by the court at twenty-five years.

After Floyd Rambin closed the Hays Eneo Station in Mt. Enterprise on the night of December 9, 1971, a man identified as appellant approached Rambin and asked for change for a five dollar bill. Another man then held a gun at Rambin’s back, and appellant ordered Rambin to open the station. Upon entry of the station, appellant held the gun while his companion removed the bottom part of the telephone receiver.…