Stephen Ruffin v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

Nos. 10-06-00215-CR through 10-06-00222-CR

Stephen Ruffin,

Appellant

v.

The State of Texas,

Appellee

From the 52nd District Court

Coryell County, Texas

Trial Court Nos. 17796 through 17803

Opinion

In a consolidated trial, a jury convicted Stephen Ruffin of nine charges of aggravated assault on a public servant for shooting at law enforcement officers during a standoff at his house. The jury assessed his punishment at ten years’ imprisonment for each charge. Ruffin contends in three issues that: (1) the court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony that because of…