FIELDS v. STATE

No. 46380.

495 S.W.2d 926 (1973)

Curtis Dewitt FIELDS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan J. Anderson, Richardson, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and William J. Teitelbaum, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery. A prior conviction was alleged for enhancement. The punishment, under Article 62, Vernon's Ann.P.C., was assessed at life.

Appellant's sole contention is that the court erred in overruling his motion for continuance because of the absence of witnesses. We overrule this contention and affirm.

The record reflects that on September 9, 1970, Jimmy L. Harris, the manager...

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