Death Row Information

Inmate 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 (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 8″
	Weight (in Pounds)	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