Lydia v. State

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Appellant Phillip Earl Lydia appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated robbery causing bodily injury to a disabled person. The jury sentenced appellant to eighteen years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Facts

Appellant and the victim, Charles Washington, had been introduced to each other through a mutual friend who lived at the same apartment complex as Washington. Appellant had visited Washington at his apartment on a couple of occasions before the robbery. Washington is an elderly man who is disabled on his right side from a stroke. He cannot use…