Rockmore v. State

Appellant challenges his conviction for robbery with a firearm, asserting that the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal because he “abandoned” the stolen merchandise before he threatened a pursuing store employee with a firearm. Appellant also challenges the trial court’s modifications to his proffered special jury instruction. We affirm.

The robbery conviction arose from Appellant’s theft of clothing from a Wal-Mart store. A store employee confronted Appellant as he attempted to exit the store. Appellant fled with the merchandise, and the store employee pursued…