Williams v. State

OPINION

PARKS, Judge:

Appellant, Edwin Williams, was tried by jury and convicted of Robbery by Force and Fear After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies (21 O.S.1981, § 791) in Canadian County District Court, Case No. CRF-84-771, before the Honorable Edward C. Cunningham. The jury set punishment at twenty-five (25) years imprisonment, and judgment was imposed accordingly. From this judgment and sentence, the appellant has perfected this appeal.

On November 30, 1984, the Mini-Max Store in El Reno, Oklahoma, was robbed. A black man approached the counter, carrying a can of beer. Setting the…