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CHILDRESS v. STATE

No. 10-07-00160-CR.

285 S.W.3d 544 (2009)

Melvin Ray CHILDRESS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

April 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Alley, Fort Worth, for appellant.

John W. Segrest, McLennan County Dist. Atty., Waco, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice GRAY, Justice REYNA, and Justice DAVIS.

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Justice.

Melvin Childress was charged by indictment with two felony offenses: (1) dating violence assault (enhanced); and (2) aggravated assault. Childress was alleged to have poured gasoline on Tamala, his married girlfriend, and then threatened to light it with a lighter. A jury found him guilty on both charges and assessed prison sentences of ten and forty-five years, respectively, and a $10,000 fine on each. Asserting three issues...

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