Rushing v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, 15 years.

While testifying at the trial, the manager and two other drug store employees each identified the appellant as the person who entered the store about 11:55 P.M., exhibited a pistol, and demanded money. The manager testified that she gave him the money which she was counting because she was afraid that he would kill her. She stated that as he grabbed the money, she stooped behind the counter, and he shot where she had been standing. When she raised up, he shot again, and then fired a third shot as he was fleeing the store.

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