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Jury to receive Dudley case Friday
A jury will be charged with determining guilt in an aggravated robbery case Friday in the conclusion of a quick trial three years after the accusation.
Robert Steven Dudley, 39, is accused of holding up a convenience store Dec. 2, 2008, with a BB gun and accomplices.
The trial began Wednesday and the guilt/innocence phase will wrap up Friday, although with prior convictions and recent charges, a possible punishment phase may take some time to complete.
New charges include two escape charges in connection with the escapes from the Ector County Detention Center last year.
He, along with Rickey Lavell Taylor, twice escaped the detention center through a shower stall, a pipe chase and then through the roof of the jail.
In the second escape, Taylor and Dudley holed up in a Motel 6 at the intersection of I-20 and Highway 385 before officers caught them.
Dudley has also been convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and robbery.
Judge James Rush will read the charge to the jury at 9 a.m. today in the 244th District Court. Defense attorney Tom Hirsch and prosecutor Scott Layh will then present closing arguments.
