Bennett v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The offense is robbery; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

The following is the theory of the State as developed from the evidence: On the night of March 3rd there was a dance at the home of Mr. Nichols, about three miles from the town of Amherst. While the dance was in progress Clarence Vivian was assaulted and robbed of a sum of money by a man named Slim Ownes. He struck Vivian upon the head with some instrument which felled him and rendered him unconscious for the moment. After attending the dance Vivian and one May…