Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Thompson, Robert Lee
	TDCJ Number	999276
	Date of Birth	4/1/75
	Date Received	8/10/98
	Age (when Received)	23
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10 years
	Date of Offense	12/5/96
	Age (at the time of Offense)	21
	County	Harris
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5-8
	Weight	252
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Harris
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Unknown

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
Thompson and a co-defendant entered a convenience store and robbed the clerk . When they were leaving the store, Thompson, who possessed a .25-caliber pistol, and the co-defendant, Sammy Butler, who possessed a .38-caliber pistol, fatally shot the store clerk. Thompson and Butler had robbed at least 8 other convenience stores, with three of them involving the fatal shooting of the clerks.

Co-Defendants
Sammy Butler

Race and Gender of Victim
Other male