Eric Deshon Sorrells v. State

NUMBER 13-07-633-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

- EDINBURG

ERIC DESHON SORRELLS, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 331st District Court

of Travis County, Texas.

DISSENTING MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before

Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Vela

Dissenting Memorandum Opinion by Justice Vela

I respectfully dissent. Texas law no longer requires the State to prove that a completed theft occurred in order for a jury to convict a defendant of aggravated robbery. (1) I believe the State proved that Sorrells committed the offense of attempted…