Legal Opinion

Perkinson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1960No. 32,309PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, five years.

While testifying, the state’s witness Brown identified the appellant as the woman who in company with a man, entered the drive-inn grocery where he was employed about midnight. After a brief time, the man approached Brown from behind and as Brown turned, the man prodded him in the stomach with a gun and said, “This is a hold-up. Just be careful and you won’t be hurt.” At this time the appellant was present with a pistol in her hand. Both the man and the appellant tried to open the cash register before it opened and they took,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Medlock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  2. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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