William Tisdale, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed William Tisdale's aggravated robbery conviction, holding that the evidence was insufficient to establish the knife used as a deadly weapon under Texas Penal Code §1.07(a)(11)(B). Applying the Jackson test, the court found no rational trier of fact could have concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the knife was deadly. The decision was accompanied by a dissent and a concurrence, each offering differing analyses of the deadly weapon issue.