Bruce Callins was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of Allen Huckleberry
According to court documents Bruce Callins would enter a bar armed with a shotgun and demanded everyone hand over their money. Callins thought that Allen Huckleberry was moving to slowly and would fatally shoot him
Bruce Callins would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
Bruce Callins would be executed by lethal injection on May 21 1997
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Bruce Callins Case
On June 27, 1980, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Callins entered Norma’s Lounge, a bar in Tarrant County, Texas, armed with a gun. There were three patrons and three employees present when he ordered the bartender to put money from the cash register into a bag. The remaining individuals were ordered to empty their pockets onto the bar or a pool table; Callins threatened to kill anyone who withheld property. Allen Huckleberry, a patron who was sitting at the bar, failed to turn over his wallet quickly enough to appease Callins, who shot him in the neck, ultimately causing him to bleed to death.1
On August 19, 1980, Callins was indicted for one count of capital murder and six counts of aggravated robbery, and on October 15, 1981, the state filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty. Prior to trial, the state dismissed three of the aggravated robbery charges; Callins pled not guilty to the remaining four counts.
On May 18, 1982, the jury convicted Callins of the capital offense and two counts of aggravated robbery. The next day, in a separate sentencing proceeding exclusively devoted to the aggravated robbery charges, the jury imposed a life sentence and a $10,000 fine on each count. On May 20, an additional hearing was conducted to determine punishment for the capital murder charge. The jury affirmatively answered the Texas special issues, TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 37.071(b), and sentenced Callins to death.
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