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413 S.W.2d 116

Chew v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 29, 1967

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1967-03-29

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1972

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Decided 1967-03-29

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¶1OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

¶2The offense is robbery; the punishment, SO years. Notice of appeal was given on December IS, 1965, and the disposition of this appeal is governed by the 1925 Code of Criminal Procedure.

¶3The injured party testified that as he was walking home on the night in question he was robbed, beaten and stabbed by three men, one of whom was appellant.

¶4The witness Wesley testified that he was in the vicinity of the robbery and saw three men flee from the scene and described the manner of their attire. He further testified that he was also present when the three were apprehended a short while after the robbery.

¶5Officer Johnson testified that he arrived upon the scene, got a description of the three men who had perpetrated the robbery and apprehended the three a block away after they attempted to flee. He stated that from appellant’s person his partner recovered a knife which was held open by means of match stems being forced into the handle and that on the blade he found blood stains. He further testified that the injured party identified appellant and his two companions shortly after their arrest.

¶6Appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his behalf.

¶7Finding the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction and no reversible error appearing, the judgment is affirmed.

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