Villatoro v. State

QUINN, Justice.

Appellant Pedro A. Villatoro, convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment probated, asks whether sufficient evidence supports his conviction and whether his trial counsel provided him effective assistance. To both we answer yes.

POINT OF ERROR ONE

Appellant initially contends that “a rational trier of fact, in this case the court, could not have found the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt and could not have found against the Appellant on the self-defense issue beyond a reasonable doubt.” We disagree.

In addressing the…