Gonzales v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

At around three o’clock on the morning of August 4,1988, the Zero Quickie Stop in Ft. Smith was robbed. The lone attendant, Ms. Patricia Chitwood, described the robber as a slender, white male, 5’ 2” to 5’ 5” tall, who spoke with a Spanish accent and wore a denim jacket and dark baseball cap. She said he held a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle in his left hand and carried a blue canvas bag in which she was instructed to place the cash register receipts. The robber told her if she gave his description to the police he would return and kill her. She reported the incident…