Amaro v. State

OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

A jury convicted Paul Amaro of aggravated assault on a public seiwant and as sessed his punishment at thirty-six years in prison. In two issues, Amaro challenges the trial court’s failure to grant his requested jury instructions on (1) deadly conduct as a lesser-included offense; and (2) the statutory defense of consent. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

When his former girlfriend Paula Jean Jones stopped answering his telephone calls, Amaro left a message stating, “[T]his was real easy, all you had to do is answer the phone.” While listening to this message, both Jones…