Nutter v. State

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Appealing his conviction of aggravated robbery and sentence of twenty-five years’ confinement, appellant Albert John Nutter contends that the trial court committed reversible error in denying his request for a jury instruction on the defense of insanity. We affirm.

I. Factual And Procedural Background

On February 3, 1997, appellant approached Delores Simmons, a clerk working at the courtesy booth of a grocery store in Houston, Texas. Holding a gun, appellant ordered Simmons to fill a plastic grocery bag with money. She complied and placed money as well as a…