Joshua Jamal Jenkins v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Rodriguez

This is an appeal from a jury verdict finding appellant Joshua Jamal Jenkins guilty of evading arrest with a vehicle. 1 See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 38.04 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.S.). Jenkins entered into an agreement with the State to assess punishment at ten years’ imprisonment — the maximum sentence for a third-degree felony. See id. § 38.04(b)(2)(A). By two issues, Jenkins (1) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and (2) urges that SB 1416, which amended Texas Penal Code section 38.04 by increasing the punishment for evading in a vehicle to a…