Glenn v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault. The punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty-five years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that late at night on May 2, 1969, John D. Vincent, the robbery victim, went to a tavern called *372Bo’s Place near McGregor to see a man about repairing an automobile. As Vincent was leaving, the appellant, Thomas Glenn, forced him inside Vincent’s pickup and ordered him to drive to the country. When they stopped, Glenn forced Vincent outside, hit him with his own tire tool and knocked…