Pierce v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

A Bowie County jury found Clarence Pierce guilty of aggravated robbery and assessed an enhanced punishment of thirty years’ confinement. He now appeals this conviction, arguing that the record cannot support his conviction as a party to aggravated robbery when it shows only that he accompanied a creditor who was collecting a debt. We reject his position, overrule his points on appeal, and affirm his conviction.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The record shows that a dispute over money arose between Mike Simpson and Greg Gideon following a minor automobile accident in…