Thomas Earl Whitfield v. State

OPINION

MIKE WILLSON, Justice.

The jury found Thomas Earl Whitfield guilty of the offense of aggravated assault causing bodily injury with a deadly weapon. The trial court found “true” to four enhancement paragraphs and assessed Appellant’s punishment at confinement for fifty years. The trial court then sentenced him accordingly. We affirm.

Appellant presents us with two issues on appeal: that the trial court erred when it (1) overruled his Batson 1 objection to the State’s use of its peremptory challenges and (2) refused to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of deadly conduct.

I.…