SISSON v. STATE

No. 27150.

272 S.W.2d 733 (1954)

Carl A. SISSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 24, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howze & Howze, by John Howze, Monahans, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is assault with intent to rob; the punishment, 5 years.

Mrs. Swafford, the owner and operator of a cafe on Highway 80, testified that on the night in question Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and three Latin-Americans were in her place of business; that the appellant and a companion came in; that she got suspicious, told Taylor to watch after the place, and went to her house, which was located at the rear of the lot, to get her pistol. She...

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