Byers v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Eugene Roy Byers was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to serve 18 years. He appeals to this court. Held:

1. The indictment charged the appellant with armed robbery by taking "from the person of Agnes Head, the following property, to wit: Cash, of the property of Fifth Avenue Cab Company, of the value of less than $100, by use of a knife, the same being an offensive weapon.”

The evidence was sufficient to authorize the jury to find that Agnes Head and her husband owned the Fifth Avenue Cab Company and that she was operating the cab belonging to the company…