Scott v. State

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of twenty-five years in the penitentiary, from which he appeals. The evidence is undisputed that appellant, in company of Ernest Rose, Robert Smith Ballew and Bill Pegram, went to a beer “joint” about one o’clock in the morning of June 2, 1953. The' place had closed for the night and was in charge of a Negro by the name of Andy Rimmer who was left on *180duty by the owner to guard the place and he slept on a cot in a room of the building. Andy was awakened and went to the door, and two of the party forced their way inside at the…