Armstrong v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Coleman. Tried below before Hon. J. O. Woodward. Appellant was convicted in the court below as an accomplice to robbery, the punishment being assessed at seven years in the penitentiary. This is the second appeal in this case, and the case will be found stated in Armstrong v. The State, 33 Texas Criminal Reports, 417.
1Opinion of the Court
HEHDERSOE, Judge.
Appellant, having been convicted of being an accomplice to robbery, prosecutes this appeal. The motive for the alleged robbery and for the defendant’s participation therein was for the purpose of obtaining money. Evidence was adduced, showing that a large amount was procured in the robbery, and that defendant received a part thereof. It was shown, that after the robbery he paid a number of debts; and in our opinion, it was competent for the State to show that the sheriff had an execution against defendant prior to the robbery, as a circumstance indicating his financial…
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