Hawkins v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated assault. The punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, is imprisonment for ten years.

The appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for aggravated assault; he asserts that the evidence does not support a finding that the knife used was a deadly weapon as alleged or that he intentionally or knowingly threatened the complainant. He also argues that the jury charge was fundamentally erroneous.

The indictment charging appellant with aggravated assault alleges that…