Hernandez v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

A Fannin County jury convicted Juan Carlos Hernandez of deadly conduct 1 and assessed punishment at ten years’ imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in permitting evidence of a previous conviction to be admitted during the guilt/innocence phase of the trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Background

On the evening of March 13, 2010, Enrique Garza walked to Hernandez’s home to ask for help in resolving a dispute Garza had earlier in the evening…