Mullins v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated assault and, after finding two enhancement paragraphs to be true, assessed his punishment at 25 years confinement. Because of errors in the trial proceedings, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

Appellant was the maintenance man at an apartment complex in Pasadena, Texas, where he lived with the apartment manager and her daughter. About 8 p.m., in May 1986, appellant, the apartment manager, and her daughter were at the apartment swimming pool, along with several other residents. Two brothers,…