LEWIS v. STATE

No. 45794.

490 S.W.2d 846 (1973)

Milton R. LEWIS, III, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Gilleland, Houston, for appellant.

Carol Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Bert Graham, Asst. Dist. Attys., Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, twenty (20) years.

The complaining witness testified that on March 2, 1970, he was assaulted and robbed by appellant who slashed his arm with a meat cleaver.

Appellant's sole ground of error relates to the validity of the search of his automobile on March 17, 1970, which revealed the meat cleaver under the front seat.

Appellant, testifying in his own behalf...

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