Jackson v. State

OPINION

CHARLES F. CAMPBELL, Justice (Assigned).

Appellant Brian Dumont Jackson was convicted by a jury of the offense of deadly conduct as alleged in the indictment. The jury assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. We affirm.

In his sole point of error, Jackson claims the trial court erred in permitting the jury to separate, without his consent and over his counsel’s objection, after deliberations had begun in the punishment phase of the trial. The record reflects that while the jury was deliberating on punishment, a…