Edwards v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Davion Edwards, appellant, entered a plea of “guilty” to the offense of aggravated assault, a second degree felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02 (Vernon 2003). The trial court found appellant guilty, and following a bench trial on punishment, assessed appellant’s punishment at eight years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In appellant’s sole issue, he contends the trial court erred by assessing punishment because there was no valid waiver of appellant’s statutory right under article 26.14 of the Code…