Mattox v. State

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

Appellant John Eric Mattox was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault. The trial court assessed his punishment at 10-years confinement. We affirm.

Fact Statement

The Complainant’s Testimony

The State and the defense presented radically different versions of the events that lead to appellant’s conviction. Both agree that appellant shot and wounded the com plainant, Richard William Stolarski, 1 on September 17, 1991. From that point, the stories diverge.

Stolarski testified as follows: He had gone to a known drug house at 3329 Napoleon to purchase cocaine. He had seen…