COOPER v. STATE

No. 2055-00.

67 S.W.3d 221 (2002)

Herbert Hubert COOPER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jess Williams, Beaumont, for Appellant.

Wayln G. Thompson, Asst. DA, Beaumont, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.


OPINION

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

A person commits robbery if, "in the course of committing theft" and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he assaults another person.1 In this case, we consider whether evidence that a theft occurred immediately after an assault is sufficient to establish that the assault was committed...

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