Gonzales v. State

OPINION

ROSS, Justice.

In a single indictment, Antonio Gonzales was charged with two offenses: aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon in a penal institution. The indictment also alleged four prior felony convictions for enhancement of punishment. A jury found him guilty of each offense and the court, after finding three of the four enhancement paragraphs to be true, assessed punishment at forty years’ imprisonment. Gonzales appeals, contending that the court erred by refusing to permit him to voir dire the jury panel on the defense of necessity, by excluding evidence relevant to…