Cooper v. State

67 S.W.3d 221 (2002)

Herbert Hubert COOPER, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 2055-00.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 30, 2002.

Jess Williams, Beaumont, for Appellant.

Wayln G. Thompson, Asst. DA, Beaumont, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

OPINION

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

A person commits robbery if, "in the course of committing theft" and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he assaults another person.[1] In this case, we consider whether evidence that a theft…