Ted Lloyd Lawrence v. State

OPINION

PHIL JOHNSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Ted Lloyd Lawrence appeals from his conviction by a jury for aggravated robbery. We reverse and render judgment of acquittal.

BACKGROUND

Appellant was indicted for aggravated robbery for causing bodily injury to Bobby Weis, a person 65 years of age or older, during the course of committing theft of property. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 29.03 (Vernon 1994). The indictment was based on an incident of July 18, 2001.

The case was called for jury trial on October 8, 2001. On October 9th the evidence was concluded and the jury was charged only on aggravated…