Perry v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of aggravated robbery, and the court assessed his punishment at five years imprisonment. We reverse the trial court’s judgment, and order the cause remanded for a new trial.

During the noon hour on February 11, 1982, a man entered a Seven-Eleven convenience store and asked the store cashier, Mr. Shafiei, for change. The man told the cashier he was looking for a job, and the cashier gave him the phone number of an office where he used to work. Their conversation lasted five to ten minutes. The man then walked behind the counter, put a…