Crocker v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of robbery by assault, applied for probation and punishment was assessed by a jury at 20 years.

On January 16, 1970, a man carrying a pistol entered a Tom Thumb store in Dallas, and presented a hold-up note to a store employee in the manager’s office. After over $4,000 was placed in a sack, the man fled on foot. One of the store employees pursued him, despite repeated gunfire by the robber, and eventually the employee overtook the offender. Police arrived on the scene, the money was recovered and appellant was placed under…