Rush v. State

TOM GRAY, Chief Justice *757Deon Latroy Rush was convicted of the state jail felony offense of evading arrest or detention with a prior evading conviction. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 38.04(a), (b)(1)(A) (West 2016). He was sentenced to eight months in jail. Because the evidence is sufficient to support Rush's conviction and because the trial court did not err in refusing to submit Rush's proposed jury instruction, the trial court's judgment is affirmed.

BACKGROUND

Officers Bill Yoder and Alex Tran of the Bryan Police Department were on a night-time foot patrol in a high crime area of Bryan. They…