Hurd v. State

OPINION

I. Introduction

Appellant Herschel Jerome Hurd appeals his conviction for aggravated assault on a public servant. 1 He contends in three issues that the evidence is factually insufficient to establish the aggravating element of the offense, that the trial court erred by including an affirmative deadly weapon finding in the judgment, and that the judgment should be reformed to delete any reference to a firearm. We affirm the judgment as modified.

II. Background

At approximately 8 a.m. on August 20, 2008, Tarrant County Sheriffs Officer Michael Thompson escorted five inmates, Appellant,…