At the completion of the State's case, appellant filed a motion for a directed verdict, which the trial court denied.Watkins v. State, No. 13-16-00387-CR, 2017 WL 2808101, at *1-2 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi-Edinburg 2017, pet. ref'd). Petitioner did not testify at his trial, and the jury deliberated for approximately an hour and a half before reaching its verdict.