Kevin Menard Jones, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the Dallas Court of Appeals' affirmation of Kevin Menard Jones's aggravated robbery conviction, holding that the jury charge failed to apply the law of parties to the facts and therefore did not authorize a conviction. The Court remanded for entry of a judgment of acquittal, emphasizing that an abstract instruction not tied to the facts is insufficient for a sufficiency analysis.