Greg William Holden v. State of Texas

Greg William Holden v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-00-349-CR

GREG WILLIAM HOLDEN,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 54th District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court # 1999-360-C

O P I N I O N

The State alleged that, in the course of being arrested, Greg William Holden head-butted one of the arresting officers. He was indicted for intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to a police officer, a third degree felony. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 22.01(b)(1) (Vernon Supp. 2002). A jury convicted him and assessed punishment at four years in prison.

On appeal,…