HOUSTON v. STATE

No. 41020.

426 S.W.2d 868 (1968)

Cleo HOUSTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Fairweather, Amarillo, for appellant.

Gene Compton, Dist. Atty., Wayne D. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is robbery with firearms; the punishment, twenty-five years.

As a ground of error, the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

O. F. Duncan, a taxi cab driver, testified that in response to a call for a taxi he picked up two men about 7:45 p.m., at a street intersection which was well lighted. While testifying, Duncan identified the appellant who got in the taxi which had two dome lights,...

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