Huerta v. State

CHAPA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of assault. Appellant was indicted for aggravated assault upon a police officer under Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(b)(2)(Vemon 1994). Following a plea of not guilty in a trial on the merits, a jury found appellant guilty of the lesser included offense of assault as defined by TexPenal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1994). Appellant was sentenced to one year in the Medina County jail and a fine of $4,000. In four points of error, appellant contends that 1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict; 2) the evidence…