John Acosta v. State

OPINION

HARVEY BROWN, Justice.

A jury convicted John Acosta of the delivery or manufacture of a counterfeit instrument, a Louisiana identification card. 1 The trial court assessed punishment at five-years’ community supervision and ninety days in jail. In three issues, Acosta contends that (1) the evidence is legally insufficient to support the verdict, (2) the trial court erred in failing to submit a jury instruction on the defense of mistake of fact, and (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to request a jury instruction on the defense of mistake…