Johnson v. State

OPINION

Emanuel Nugent, a seventy-three year old man, was attacked by assailants and robbed of his wallet when he went to a convenience store in September 1997. During the struggle, he was knocked to the ground and struck the pavement face first. Nugent sustained injuries to his face, right leg, knee, and rib cage. Appellant Austin Johnson pleaded guilty without a plea bargain to the offense of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony. Having elected to go to the jury on punishment, he was sentenced by the jury to twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice —…