Chambers v. State

OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

A jury found Samuel Wayne Chambers (“appellant”) guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assessed punishment of twenty years’ imprisonment. In his sole point of error, appellant argues the trial court erred by refusing to admit into evidence a statement made by appellant to Officer Eddie Dale Neel of the Fort Worth Police Department. We overrule appellant’s sole point of error because the statement was hearsay and did not fall within any of the recognized hearsay exceptions.

On December 10, 1992, John Seipio (“Scipio”), the victim, was hanging out with…