Shook v. State

OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

A jury convicted Howard Milton Shook of assaulting a public servant and evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle. The jury assessed his punishment at ten years for the assault charge and two years for the evading charge and assessed a $10,000 fine for each. Shook contends in three points that the court abused its discretion by: (1) permitting the arresting officer to provide hearsay testimony; (2) permitting the State to cross-examine him about a prior assault on his girlfriend; and (3) permitting the State to impeach him with a prior felony conviction not…