with the hammer and he could see that Lin was being attacked with a metal

rod. Murata gave his assailant his wallet but refused to give him his cell phone. The group ran

back to the vehicle and “took off.” Murata immediately called 911. At trial, he said he could not

identify his assailants.

        Plano police officer Christopher McEntire heard the robbery call and began to monitor

southbound U.S. 75. He saw a gold-colored Chevrolet Blazer with multiple occupants pass by.

McEntire turned on his emergency lights to initiate a stop and then trained a spotlight on the rear

of the vehicle and could see that one of the occupants had “hot pink” hair. The Blazer sped up,

and a high-speed chase ensued. During the chase, McEntire saw              –2–
       At trial, Savage’s sister, Candice Sussan, testified that on the day of the robbery, she was

hanging out at a motel in Plano with her brother and a group of friends that included appellant,

Lee, Megan Kerkove, Preston Sheffield, and Jessica Rogers. At some point, everyone left but

her and Rogers. Hours later, early in the morning, Sussan’s father brought Savage and Kerkove

back to the motel. Her brother was “talking a lot” and told her “they had gone out and hit some

licks,” meaning they “had robbed some people.”          By “they,” Sussan said he meant him,

Kerkove, appellant, and Lee.

   