Christopher Dale Havens v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-24-00567-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG CHRISTOPHER DALE HAVENS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 36TH DISTRICT COURT OF ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS OPINION Before Justices Peña, West, and Fonseca Opinion by Justice West Appellant Christopher Dale Havens challenges his conviction for family-violence assault by impeding breath or circulation, a third-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.01(b)(2)(B). The jury assessed punishment at ten years’ imprisonment. Appellant argues by three issues, which we reorder, (1)…