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

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed William Tisdale's aggravated robbery conviction, holding that the evidence was insufficient to show the knife used was a deadly weapon under Texas Penal Code §1.07(a)(ll). The case was remanded with instructions to enter a judgment of acquittal. A dissent argued the evidence did establish a deadly weapon and would have affirmed the conviction, while a concurrence agreed with the reversal but provided additional reasoning on the statutory definition.