T.C.E. v. State

T.C.E. entered a no contest plea to the charges of robbery,1 fleeing or attempting to elude an officer,2 and battery.3 The sworn police report recited that T.C.E. had entered a Kangaroo Express convenience *340store. He gave the cashier a bag of chips and $1.00. When the cashier opened the register drawer, T.C.E. reached across the counter and took money from the drawer. He also struck the cashier in the chest and slammed her wrist into the drawer. After taking the money, T.C.E. attempted to flee in his motor vehicle. A police officer, responding to a BOLO alert, got behind T.C.E. and activated…