Stutes v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by firearms. 1 Appellant was tried before a jury and received a sentence of fifteen (15) years’ imprisonment. The offense took place on August 8,1973 and trial began on November 12, 1973.

The evidence showed that appellant robbed Charles Schreiber, assistant manager of the Safeway Food Store at 5335 Airport in Austin at gun point on August 8, 1973. Another employee of the store, Don Ellis, followed the gunman and a companion to the parking lot where they got into a late-model pickup truck and sped away. A third employee,…