Akers v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for 17 years.

Garland Owens and his daughter were operating the First State Bank of Somerset, Texas, on the 17th day of November, 1933. Shortly after the bank opened on the date just mentioned, two men entered the bank, and, exhibiting pistols, forced Mr. Owens to deliver to them $700 in money. He and his daughter testified that appellant was one of the robbers.

Appellant did not testify in his own behalf, but introduced witnesses who testified that he was in Houston on the date of the robbery.

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