Summary of Offense:
Pierce was convicted of the August 1977 robbery-slaying of 40-year-old Fred Johnson, manager of a Church's Fried Chicken restaurant in Houston. Armed with a pistol, Pierce reportedly robbed the restaurant of $80 and as he started to leave, he turned to Johnson and said, "I've been meaning to kill you for a long time," and shot him once. Shortly after the shooting, Pierce went to a bar and stabbed a man who apparently survived. Testimony showed he killed Johnson because he was angry about the manager's earlier refusal to give him free chicken and money from the register.
Pierce was sentenced to death in Harris County in March 1978.
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