REED v. STATE

No. 44894.

481 S.W.2d 128 (1972)

Carl REED, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas (Court Appointed on Appeal), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and John Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault. The jury assessed the punishment at 100 years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. It is contended that reversible error was committed when the appellant was impeached by proof of a prior conviction and that the court commented on the weight of the evidence.

The record reflects that the appellant at gun point robbed Elvin R. Lewis and his wife...

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