Anguish v. State

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Gaylord William Anguish, guilty of robbery and theft of an automobile. The jury assessed appellant’s punishment for the robbery at five years in prison, and for the theft at two years in prison and a $1,000 fine. We address whether threats made four days before appellant committed the offenses constituted imminent threats necessary to raise the affirmative defense of duress. We affirm.

Facts

On December 3, 1990, appellant stole a van from a child care center. He drove the van to a drive-through bank window where he threatened to blow up the bank.…