Thomas v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for robbery by firearms. The State did not seek the death penalty. The punishment assessed by the jury after appellant’s plea of guilty was thirty years imprisonment.

On June 25, 1970, at about 6:15 p. m., appellant and another individual entered the Nuway Grocery in Lufkin. After making a cursory inspection of the premises, appellant grabbed one of the two employees in the store and pointed a pistol at the other, saying, “Man, this is a holdup.” His coprincipal revealed a pistol and told one of the employees to empty the contents of the cash…