Legal Opinion

Blackshear v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 17, 1939No. 20225PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for robbery, punishment assessed being fifty years in the penitentiary.

About noon on March 6, 1937, a pay roll of $3,000 was delivered to the A-B-C Store at 6740 Harrisburg Boulevard in Houston. The money was locked in the safe. Within ten minutes after the delivery of the money five robbers, each armed with a gun of some kind, appeared at the store and demanded the sack of money whichi had just been received. They were told that the manager of the store — the only one who knew the combination to the safe — had gone to lunch. Upon being apprised of this fact the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Staton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Hinton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Vinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Lewis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1981
  3. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

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