Watters v. State

CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.

A jury found appellant-defendant guilty of robbery and fixed his punishment at imprisonment for life. The court sentenced him accordingly.

No contention is made that the verdict was not amply supported by the evidence, and we find that there is no reasonable basis for such a contention. We will limit our discussion of the evidence to that which has a material bearing upon the matters considered in this opinion.

Defendant had originally pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, but, before his trial was commenced, the plea of not guilty by reason of…