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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas


LOFTON v. STATE OF TEXAS, 0085-00

Evidence that defendant struck officer several times in the face is sufficient to support conviction of assault on a public servant and merit denial of the jury instruction for the lesser included offense of resisting arrest.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 05/02/2001
  • Published 05/02/2001

Judges

Court

  • Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Michael W. Metz, Temple, for appellant., James T. Russell, Assistant District Attorney, Belton, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.

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