Sabedra v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault. The trial court assessed punishment at ten years’ imprisonment. Appellant brings four points of error, complaining that the trial court erred in denying defense counsel the right to make an opening statement, denying appellant a separate jury shuffle, and allowing a police officer to testify as a medical expert, and that insufficient evidence existed to establish a serious permanent disfigurement. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The victim, Lydia Samora, testified that one evening she went to appellant’s house…