Jones v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, 20 years.

W. H. Warlick and his wife were seated at different places in their rural store on the night in question when appellant entered and approached Mrs. Warlick at the cash register with a .45 caliber pistol in his hand, told her it was a holdup and that he wanted the money. When Mr. Warlick called out to their son Lewis, another man entered the store, armed with a smaller caliber pistol, and said, “Be quiet before I blow you half in two.” Appellant repeated the warning. Appellant and his companion marched the Warlicks to the back of…