Wilmeth v. State

BILL BASS, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of the offense of robbery and assessed punishment at 20 years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. On appeal, appellant raises four points of error. We will affirm the conviction.

The undisputed facts of this case are as follows. In the early morning hours of July 16, 1988, appellant entered a convenience store. Mrs. Melissa Driver, the complaining witness and sole person on duty at the store, asked appellant if she could help him. Appellant said nothing but selected a piece of bubble gum and placed the gum and a dime on the front counter. When Mrs.…