THOMPSON v. STATE

No. 55326.

483 So.2d 690 (1986)

Edwin THOMPSON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl A. Hurt, Jr., Hurt & Hurt, Lucedale, for appellant.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Atty. Gen. by Anita Mathews Stamps, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SULLIVAN and ANDERSON, JJ.


ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

On September 25, 1982, Jim's Discount Drugs in Lucedale, MS was robbed by a single white male. Jim Busby, the proprietor of the store, was behind the counter when the robber entered. The robber brandished a pistol and compelled Busby to surrender various controlled substances. While the robbery was in progress, a customer, Linda Holland came into the store with her ten-year-old son. The robber forced them all to lie on the floor while...

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