Jones v. State

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated robbery, and the trial judge assessed punishment of 20 years in prison. Appellant challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence and (2) the trial court’s denial of his requested jury charge on the offense of aggravated assault. We affirm.

DEGARMO DOCTRINE

Relying on the DeGarmo doctrine,the State contends that appellant waived these complaints by admitting his guilt at his sentencing hearing. DeGarmo v. State, 691 S.W.2d 657, 660-61 (Tex.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 973, 106 S.Ct. 337, 88 L.Ed.2d 322(1985). We agree.

The trial…