Jury to decide punishment after Bexar County hearing over juvenile enhancement and fingerprint evidence

At a punishment hearing in the 187th District Court in Bexar County, jurors were instructed to decide whether a repeat‑offender enhancement based on a 2015 juvenile adjudication is true, a finding that would raise the minimum punishment range and remove probation as an option.

The question matters because, if jurors find the enhancement true, the minimum sentence for the aggravated‑assault counts would be 15 years; if jurors find it not proved beyond a reasonable doubt, the punishment range would be lower and the jury could recommend community supervision if the selected term is 10 years or less.

Judge Stephanie Boyd told the panel that the indictment included counts for aggravated assault to public servants (counts 1 and 2) and deadly conduct (count 3, paragraph a), and that the state had waived count 3, paragraph b. The defense argued that sentencing on multiple counts would raise double‑jeopardy concerns and sought to strike count 3 entirely; the court overruled that request but…