Thornton v. State

The appellant was tried and found guilty by a jury on the first count of three separate indictments charging robbery with a deadly weapon of one Steve Balog, and the attempted robbery with a deadly weapon of Donald Peacock and James Raynor. He contends (1) that he was not sufficiently identified by his accusers, (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for robbery with a deadly weapon, (3) that he did not receive a fair trial, and (4) that the trial court erred in instructing the jury.

Sometime after 2 A.M. on April 14, 1962, Thornton and seven companions attacked the…