Ovie John Steward v. State Texas

On May 3, 1966, the appellant committed the robbery of a drive-in grocery and market in Arlington, Texas. At pistol point he caused the owner and an employee of the store to empty the money from two cash registers into a paper sack. A traffic patrolman, alerted by a passer-by, entered the store during the robbery unobserved by the appellant. As the appellant was leaving the store the officer called to him to stop. The appellant then turned and fired at the officer. The officer returned the fire and struck the appellant with a bullet in his right forearm. The appellant was captured shortly thereafter in a nearby alley.