HARRIS v. STATE

No. 43332.

460 S.W.2d 928 (1970)

Demps HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Nelms, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Harry J. Schulz, Jr., Edgar A. Mason, and W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, 15 years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty and the jury assessed the punishment.

Judgment was rendered on January 23, 1969. Sentence was pronounced and notice of appeal was given on February 7, 1969.

The case was submitted to the jury as one in which the state relied on circumstantial evidence, and the jury was charged on the law of...

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