Timothy Philip Moreno was charged with the murder of Francisco Javier Garza in two paragraphs. The jury found Moreno guilty of murder as alleged in the second paragraph of the indictment: Moreno, intentionally and knowingly, with the intent to cause … Continue reading
The jury convicted David Lee Thomison of the offense of hindering a secured creditor and assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years. We affirm. Appellant presents three issues on appeal. In the first issue, he attacks the legal sufficiency of … Continue reading
The jury convicted Adriel Demetrio Flores, III, appellant, of murder and assessed his punishment at confinement for a term of fifty-five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant has briefed four issues, which can … Continue reading
Appellant, Richard George Baker, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the offense of burglary of a habitation with the commission of a sexual assault, and he was tried jointly with his codefendant, Johnathen Lee Harrison. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. 30.02 … Continue reading
Javier Herrera Navarrete appeals his convictions by a jury of two counts of the offense of indecency with a child. The jury assessed his punishment in both counts at five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, … Continue reading
Shondel Sundwall appeals her conviction by a jury for the offense of possession of between one and four grams of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. The trial court assessed her punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, … Continue reading
The jury convicted Jan David Clark of the offense of murder and assessed his punishment at confinement for life and a fine of $10,000. We affirm. The decedent in this case was Susan Clark, appellant’s wife. Appellant testified that, on … Continue reading
The jury convicted James Sterling Ostrander, appellant, of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assessed his punishment at confinement for a term of ten years in the Institu-tional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant appeals, arguing … Continue reading
Michael Shane Coronado appeals his conviction by the trial court, upon his open plea of guilty, of the offense of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Children.” Following Coronado’s plea of true to enhancement allegations, the trial court assessed … Continue reading
Isidro Zubia appeals his conviction by a jury of the offense of robbery. Upon his plea of true to an enhancement paragraph, the trial court assessed his punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. … Continue reading
The jury convicted Chester Marion Bell, IV of capital murder of a child under six years of age. See former Tex. Penal Code 19.03(a)(8) (1993).[1] The State waived the death penalty, and the trial court assessed an automatic punishment at … Continue reading
Shan Antwon Mitchell appeals from two convictions of the offense of burglary of a habitation. Mitchell had originally received deferred adjudication and was placed on community supervision for six years in each count. After revoking Mitchell’s community supervision and adjudicating … Continue reading
Miguel Jose Hernandez appeals his convictions for the offenses of murder, intoxication manslaughter, aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The jury convicted Hernandez following his plea of not guilty to the offense of … Continue reading
The jury convicted Yrineo Simon Flores, appellant, of capital murder. Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life without parole. We affirm. Appellant presents three points of error on appeal. … Continue reading
The jury convicted Thomas Pryer Keith of burglary of a habitation. Upon appellant’s plea of “true” to two prior felony convictions alleged for enhancement purposes, the jury sentenced him to confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of … Continue reading
The jury convicted Felix Lee Jaramillo, appellant, of aggravated robbery. Based upon its finding of “true” to a prior felony conviction alleged for enhancement purposes, the jury assessed his punishment at confinement for a term of sixty years in the … Continue reading
The opinion and judgment issued August 23, 2012, are withdrawn, and this court’s opinion and judgment dated October 18, 2012, are substituted therefor. The State’s motion for rehearing is granted. The jury convicted Stanley Price Parson a/k/a Stanley Price Perrin … Continue reading
A jury convicted appellant, Jose Luis Vasquez, of aggravated sexual assault of a child and assessed his punishment at confinement for fifty years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal justice and a fine of $10,000. In … Continue reading
Recoro Rodriguez Velasquez, Sr.[1] appeals from the judgment revoking his community supervision and adjudicating his guilt. Velasquez had previously pleaded guilty to the charge of bail jumping and failure to appear, and while the trial court found the evidence sufficient … Continue reading
The jury convicted Donald Eugene Skaggs of the offense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and assessed punishment at confinement for life. We affirm. Although there is no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we … Continue reading