Hooper v. State

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

I. Introduction

Appellant Reginald Hooper raises three issues to challenge his conviction by a jury of being a party to the offense of aggravated assault of a public servant and the thirty-year sentence assessed by the jury. Hooper’s third issue complains of the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Because we hold that the evidence is legally insufficient to support Hooper’s conviction, we will reverse and render a judgment of acquittal.

II. Factual Background

Senaida Nash, the manager of the Cash 2 U store on Highway 69 in Woodville, testified…