Lewis v. State

COUNTISS, Judge.

The offense is aggravated robbery. The punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction for burglary of a habitation, is life imprisonment. We affirm.

A few minutes before 6:00 a. m. on September 3,1979, appellant and a female companion, subsequently identified as Cecilia Munoz, entered a Seven-Eleven store in Lubbock. As they were shopping, Martha Scott, the store manager, saw Munoz place an item in her purse. When the couple came to the check-out counter to pay for a sandwich and some candles selected by appellant, Mrs. Scott suggested they also pay for the item in the purse or…