Jaime Hernandez Vidal v. State

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jaime Hernandez Vidal appeals his conviction for recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a child, asserting the trial court erred by denying his request for an instruction regarding defense of a third person, by denying his request for a hearing on his motion for new trial regarding prosecutorial misconduct, and by denying his motion for a mistrial. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

In the early morning, appellant and Maria Martinez 1 were involved in a collision of two trucks near Martinez’s mother’s home, where Martinez was…