Edward, Duke

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0325-20 DUKE EDWARD, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS GALVESTON COUNTY SLAUGHTER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., HERVEY, RICHARDSON, YEARY, NEWELL, KEEL, and MCCLURE, JJ., joined. WALKER, J., dissented. OPINION Appellant Duke Edward was convicted of felony assault for beating his girlfriend. See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.01(a)(1), (b)(2)(A). The offense was elevated to a third-degree felony based in part on the existence of a “dating…