Jackson v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Billy Jackson, was convicted of robbery by intimidation. On appeal, Jackson contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, and that the trial court gave an inappropriate jury charge on theft by taking.

Around midnight on December 15, 1984, Jackson entered a convenience store, where he picked up some food items and approached the counter. No other customers were present. According to the store clerk, Jackson then began to talk about the money in the cash register. Jackson remarked that “this be white folks’ stuff, and you ain’t got to…