McClain v. State

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, James Charles McClain, was charged by Information filed in the Circuit Court of Miller County with the crime of robbery, allegedly committed at the 7-11 Pood Store in Texarkana. He was tried on February 4, 1969, before a •jury, found guilty, and his punishment was fixed at 12 years’ confinement in the state penitentiary. From the judgment so entered comes this appeal.

The proof reflects that at approximately 10:30 P.M., oh Christmas Eve, 1968, a lone person entered the 7-11 store, and forced Mrs. Tony Smith, an employee of the store, at gunpoint, to…