Reed v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery by assault with a firearm, where the jury assessed the punishment at fifteen (15) years’ confinement in the Department of Corrections.

Sherelle Henderson, an employee of Lowe’s Bar-B-Q in Dallas, testified that on Saturday, September 29, 1973, about 11 p. m., the appellant and one Ernest Smith, also known as “Dirty Red,” entered the business establishment. After ordering sandwiches, Smith came behind the counter, pulled a gun and said, “. . . this is a stick up.” She related the appellant also displayed a gun. She…