Vasquez v. State

JUNELL, Justice.

Appellant was convicted, in a trial before a jury, of aggravated assault. After finding that appellant had been previously convicted of a felony, the jury assessed punishment at eighteen years confinement. We affirm.

At approximately 11:45 p.m., on August 21, 1981, David Pinnick and Wanda Sitler left Popper’s, a bar in Houston. While walking to Sitter’s car, they noticed a black Ford which appeared to be stuck “high centered” off an embankment in the parking lot. There were three Latin American males standing near the stuck car who were later identified as appellant, Esequiel…