Banks v. State

SMITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery; the punishment was assessed by the jury at five years.

On May 15, 1979, and on May 19, 1979, a witness working in a local convenience store was robbed at gunpoint, allegedly by the same man. On May 24,1979, the appellant went into the store to make a purchase, and the witness waited on him. As appellant was leaving in his car, the witness took down the license plate number, called the police, and informed them that he had just seen the individual who had robbed him on May 15th and 19th.

On June 16, 1979, a police officer…