Reese v. State

While on his way home from a neighborhood store, twenty-year-old Donald Major was suddenly and incomprehensibly assaulted and robbed by appellant (who had been his friend during the previous year) and an associate named William McClain. While appellant and McClain were walking ahead of Major, McClain struck him in the face with a nunchaku (two sticks joined by a chain) and appellant pointed a .38 caliber pistol at him demanding his watch. When he fell to the ground he was again struck with the nunchaku and ordered by appellant to remove his jacket. In all, the two took from him his watch,…