Bufkin v. State

OPINION ON REHEARING

J. HARVEY HUDSON, Justice.

Appellant, John Lowell Bufkin, was convicted by a jury of the misdemeanor offense of assault. The trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement in the Fort Bend County Jail for a term of 365 days and a fine of $250. However, pursuant to appellant’s request, the court probated the sentence for 24 months. 1 In three points of error, appellant contends: (1) the evidence was factually insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the trial court erred in allowing inadmissible hearsay; and (3) the court improperly denied his request for a…