Grant v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANE HENSON, Justice.
A jury found appellant Johnny Alison Grant guilty of aggravated assault by causing serious bodily injury. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(1) (West Supp.2007). After finding that Grant had a previous felony conviction, the trial court assessed a prison term of five years. See id. § 12.42(b) (West Supp.2007). In two points of error, Grant contends that the trial court erred in (1) admitting evidence of a remote felony conviction for the purpose of impeaching his testimony and (2) imposing a harsher sentence after having already pronounced a valid sentence of…
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