Salley v. State

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant Roy Lee Salley was convicted by a jury of misdemeanor assault for striking his wife with his hand. The trial court sentenced appellant to sixty days confinement in the Harris county jail. In two appellate issues, appellant claims the trial court erred by (1) allowing hearsay evidence to be presented at trial, and (2) convicting him of assault with legally insufficient evidence. We affirm.

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Factual Background

The record in this case demonstrates that at 4:09 pm, Deputy Constable Christopher Hess (Hess) was dispatched to a family disturbance call.…