McNeil v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

The State’s testimony was to the effect that appellant and another man exhibited pistols and took from the possession of Mrs. J. W. Gosnell, sixty-three dollars in money. Mrs. Gosnell was acquainted with appellant. She positively identified him as one of the men who participated in the robbery. Other witnesses testified to the effect that the robbery was perpetrated. Appellant did not testify and introduced no witnesses.

In reply to a question by counsel for the State, one of the witnesses…