Thompson v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery by assault with a prior conviction for an offense of like character alleged for the purpose of enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment.

The state’s testimony shows that on the night in question, the appellant and a companion, Lonnie Logan, Jr. drove into a Foley Newsom Oil Company filling station in the city of Houston around 11 A.M. Appellant was driving the automobile and stopped at one of the pumps and ordered some gasoline. While appellant remained outside by the automobile, his companion Logan went inside the station office where he…