Arnold v. State

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault on a police officer. Upon trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of the offense. Punishment was assessed at five years imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm the conviction.

Because the sufficiency of the evidence is being challenged, a brief rendition of the facts that led to appellant’s conviction is necessary. On January 27,1980, two Houston police officers, J.W. Clampitte and Gerry M. Broussard, were driving down a street in Bellaire on their way to investigate a crime. The officers…