Allen v. State

OPINION

A jury convicted appellant of robbery with use of a deadly weapon. The evidence established that appellant entered a market, showed a pistol to two young boys who were working there, threatened to kill them, and took cigars. When the market owner entered the room, he found appellant holding a pistol to one boy’s head. The appellant thereafter threatened the market owner, struck him in the side with the pistol, and took money from him. When a customer entered unexpectedly, appellant attempted to shoot at him, but the pistol did not fire. The evidence established that the pistol was…