Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The natural inference that arises when a theft immediately follows an assault, i.e., that the assault was committed "in the course of committing theft," will not be negated by evidence of an alternative motive that the jury could rationally disregard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2002
• Published 01/30/2002

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jess Williams, Beaumont, for Appellant., Wayln G. Thompson, Asst. DA, Beaumont, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.