Scott v. State

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Kenneth Wayne Scott appeals his conviction by a jury of the aggravated robbery of Maurice Charles and Carol Rushing. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 29.03 (Vernon 1974). The trial judge sentenced him in each offense to twenty years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We reverse and remand for a new trial, because the trial court failed to apply the law of parties to the facts of the case in the charge.

To avoid duplication, we will discuss both appeals together, referring to the appeal of Scott’s conviction for the aggravated robbery of Maurice Charles as the Charles case,…