Hicks v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of robbery by assault; punishment was assessed by the court at 20 years.

Appellant’s first ground of error asserts that “The evidence is insufficient to establish the offense of robbery.”

The evidence shows that two Dallas police officers were patrolling in that city on the evening in question and at approximately 10:45 P.M. their police squad car was unable to pass a vehicle that was blocking traffic on a street. They observed the complaining witness alight from that vehicle and remove his wallet from his pocket. The…