Robinson v. State

A jury found appellant guilty of attempted capital murder and assessed punishment at imprisonment for sixty years. Tex.Pen. Code Ann. §§ 15.01 (Supp.1982) and 19.-03(a)(2) (1974). Our examination of appellant’s seven grounds of error reveals no reversible error, and we affirm the judgment of conviction.

On the night of February 18,1981, appellant, his brother Richard Robinson, and Anthony Burkhalter entered an Austin convenience store with the intent to rob the cashier. Both Robinsons were armed with .38-caliber pistols. During this robbery, Michael Segal, a nineteen-year-old University of…