Adkins v. State

OPINION

CAYCE, Chief Justice.

Appellant Ruth Elaine Adkins appeals her conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. In two issues, she contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support her conviction for aggravated assault, and that the trial court erred by refusing her requested jury charge on a lesser-included offense. We affirm.

I. Background

Appellant lived in Hood County, Texas, for about ten years along with her two children, James Arthur Newell and Jennifer Louise Newell. Appellant used methamphetamine for most of those years. She got methamphetamine…