Eugene Ellison, Jr. v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-98-00602-CR

Eugene Ellison, Jr., Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 97-262, HONORABLE CHARLES A. RAMSAY, JUDGE PRESIDING

A jury found appellant guilty of three counts of deadly conduct and assessed punishment for each count at imprisonment for five years and a $5000 fine. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.05(b)(1) (West 1994). Appellant contends that the district court erred by (1) denying his motion for a new trial based on jury misconduct and (2) denying his motion to…