Hobyl v. State of Texas

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Peter Paul Ho-byl, guilty of the offense of evading arrest and detention while using a vehicle, 1 which is a state jail felony, 2 and assessed his punishment at confinement for 270 days and a fine of $2,000. In four issues, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, that the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court erred in instructing the jury in the punishment charge that the trial court “could suspend the imposition of…