Estes v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On April 7, .2006, Donald Foster Estes entered the Kroger in Southaven, Mississippi. He approached the pharmacy counter, lifted his shirt to show the pharmacist a toy pistol, and demanded that she give him the painkiller Lortab. She gave Estes the Lortab, and he exited the store.

¶2. Estes was indicted by a DeSoto County grand jury for armed robbery under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-79 (Rev.2006). Estes pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twenty years, with twelve years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and eight years…