Stephenson v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for robbery, with a penalty of five years in the penitentiary.

The appellant, Leon Childress, Martin Doss, Jr., Nadine Yohn, a sister to Doss, and Ruby Stephenson, the wife of appellant, together with one Minter, the injured party, had been together in an automobile in Gregg County where they had visited drinking places until a late hour at night. While returning to their homes and after they crossed the line into Upshur County, it is alleged that the appellant slugged and robbed Minter of a sum of money and left him by the side of the road.

The…