Butler v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Gerald DeWayne Butler, having been convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated robbery, was assessed a penalty by that same jury of life imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.00 on each count. The trial court sentenced Butler in accord with the jury’s recommendation (the sentences to run concurrently). We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Robbery at Carlito’s and Investigation

As Carlos Rodriguez, the owner of Carli-to’s Restaurant, was finishing up his closing duties sometime after 11:00 p.m. on November 21, 2007, trouble arose. Employee Juan Jimenez had…