Powell v. State

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated assault on a peace officer. The jury convicted the appellant, Elton Leon Powell, and sentenced him to eight years’ incarceration in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. We affirm.

FACTS

The complaining witness in this case, Arlen Fisher, is a police officer with the City of Odessa Police Department. On December 11,1994, Officer Fisher was on his way home after finishing his shift when he noticed a blue Camaro exit a parking lot at a high rate of speed, do an illegal U-turn, and…