Legal Opinion

Paul Amaro v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 6, 2009No. 10-08-00160-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-08-00160-CR PAUL AMARO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 220th District Court Hamilton County, Texas Trial Court No. CR 07489 OPINION A jury convicted Paul Amaro of aggravated assault on a public servant and assessed 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…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Bignall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Lofton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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