Thomas v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, 5 years in the penitentiary.

The injured party, Joseph H. Conner, was a bus driver for the San Antonio Transit Company.

On the night in question, Conner drove his bus to the end of the line at Porter and Walters streets where, after all the passengers had alighted, he got off the bus to use a telephone. As he was standing by the bus the appellant and a man by the name of Johnny Jannasch approached him. Jannasch had a .32 calibre Browning automatic pistol in'his hand and proceeded to point the pistol at the injured party and take his…