Baker v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

The offense is accomplice to highway robbery; punishment, 20 years in the penitentiary.

The testimony shows that on the 27th day of May, 1932, the bank at Seagraves, Texas, was robbed. About 12:30 on said date a Miss Lora Brown, who was assistant cashier and bookkeeper, was the sole person in charge of the bank. She testified that one Jodie Edwards, alleged in the indictment to be the principal offender, on that day came in the bank and with a drawn pistol held up and robbed her. One Meredith, *302who the state contends was a party to the crime, was also present. The robber required…