Robert Glen Phillips, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals held that imposing consecutive sentences for two aggravated assault convictions arising from a single motor‑vehicle incident does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause because each assault requires proof of a distinct victim, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the trial court's consecutive sentences. Justice Teague dissented, arguing that the statutory scheme mandates concurrent sentences for multiple offenses in the same criminal episode.