Opinion
No. 07-08-0311-CR
May 19, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the 140th District Court of Lubbock County; No. 2005-411,041; Hon. Jim Bob Darnell, Presiding.
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion
Christopher L. Langs (appellant) appeals his conviction for robbery by contending that the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to sustain it. That is, the evidence purportedly failed to illustrate that he committed the crime, that the crime was committed in Lubbock County, that the taking was without consent, or that the victim suffered bodily injury during the course of the theft. We affirm the judgment. Authority The standards by which we review a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence are well-settled and need not be explained. They can be found in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), Watson v. State, 204 S.W.3d 404 (Tex.Crim.App. 2006), and their progeny. Next, to convict appellant of robbery per the indictment at bar, the State was obligated to prove, among other things, that a theft was committed and that during the theft the accused intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly caused bodily injury to another. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.02(a)(1) (Vernon 2003). Additionally, theft occurs when a person unlawfully appropriates property with the intent to deprive the owner of it. Id. § 31.03(a) (Vernon Supp. 2008). Next, the appropriation is unlawful if it occurs without the owner's effective consent. Id. § 31.03(b)(1). Finally, the elements of a crime may be established through direct or circumstantial evidence or reasonable inferences arising from that evidence. Wiggins v. State, 255 S.W.3d 766, 771 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2008, no pet.); Roberson v. State, 16 S.W.3d 156, 167 (Tex.App.-Austin 2000, pet. ref'd). Application of Authority The record before us illustrates that a black male wearing a white "hoodie" approached a group of people returning to their jobs at a local high school after lunch. As he approached them, he grabbed the purse being held by a woman and ran away with it. As a result of the purse being grabbed, the woman fell and bruised her knees. So too did she tell an officer that she suffered pain in her shoulder. Nonetheless, she arose, gave chase, and yelled for him to stop. Others in the area either saw the event or saw a black man wearing a white hoodie running with a purse. This man stopped in front of one witness long enough for the witness to see his face. That witness identified the