FLORES, JUAN CARLOS Appeal from 15th District Court of Grayson County (dissenting by judge keel)
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0064-20 JUAN CARLOS FLORES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT=S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS GRAYSON COUNTY KEEL, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which HERVEY, J., joined. DISSENTING OPINION Appellant intended to intimidate, manipulate, and steal from his victim, and he accomplished his objectives by brandishing a menacing-looking object that turned out to be a drill. In demanding and enforcing his victim’s submission, he said, “I don’t want to hurt you.” The unspoken-but-clear threat was, “But I will if I have to.” Under these circumstances, any rational jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that Appellant did indeed intend to use the drill in a way that could cause serious bodily injury. The fact Flores dissent-Page 2 that the clerk submitted and thus averted the need for him to hurt her does not absolve him of his malicious intent. The majority errs to substitute its own judgment for that of the jury. So, I respectfully dissent. Filed: March 31, 2021 Publish
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