The police said he had a criminal record dating from 1981 that included four robbery convictions.
He was released from prison in 2002 after serving time for an armed robbery conviction.
The police said he had several previous robbery convictions.
He already had another robbery conviction against him, the court was told.
Mr. White was on parole for a 1986 robbery conviction.
He was on parole at the time for a robbery conviction.
Then heroin and a 1975 robbery conviction swept it all away.
He had just completed six months in prison on a sentence for an armed robbery conviction.
He had a criminal record dating to 1966 and two previous robbery convictions.
By 18, he was in state prison on a robbery conviction.