Castellon v. State

OPINION

MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Lee Castellón, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 1 Appellant was sentenced to serve 20 years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (ID-TDCJ). By a single issue, appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error when it did not sua sponte instruct the jury on the lesser-included charge of deadly conduct. 2 Disagreeing with appellant’s contention, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence,…