Roberts v. State

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

The appellant was convicted in Muskogee County District Court of Attempted Robbery With Firearms, Case No. CRF-78-78. Punishment was set at twenty-five (25) years’ imprisonment.

The manager of Milgram’s Grocery Store testified that the appellant entered the store on March 22, 1978, and asked for help with a product. The appellant then stuck a gun in the manager’s side and said: “This is a robbery.” The manager pursued him out the front door, whereupon the gunman fired several shots in the manager’s direction. He was apprehended later that day hiding under a piece of farm…