Jackson v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, 99 years.

Though tried together with his co-defendant, Andrew Harris, this appeal concerns only the appellant. Harris was the appellant in our recent case of Harris v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 435 S.W.2d 502.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the court erred in failing to grant his motion for severance which was presented to the court on the day of the commencement- of the trial. The grounds alleged in the motion were that his co-defendant had a prior conviction for an offense involving moral turpitude whereas this appellant did…