Williams v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CARTER.

Charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Edwin Franklin Williams waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to the lesser-included offense of deadly conduct. 1 See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02 (Vernon Supp.2008) (aggravated assault), § 22.05 (Vernon 2003) (deadly conduct); Robertson v. State, 245 S.W.3d 545, 546 (Tex.App.-Tyler 2007, pet. ref'd) (deadly conduct is lesser included offense of aggravated assault). The trial court assessed Williams’ punishment at eight years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Williams challenges the trial court’s…