Appellant, Raul Benavides, was convicted of assault family violence, enhanced to a habitual felony offense because of two prior felony convictions, and sentenced to twenty-five years in the Texas Department of Criminal JusticeInstitutional Division (TDCJ-ID). See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Garza By a single issue, appellant Fred Corona contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his combined adjudication/revocation hearing in appellate cause numbers 13-12-245-CR, 13-12-246-CR, and 13-12-247-CR. We affirm. … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Garza FRED CORONA, THE STATE OF TEXAS, By a single issue, appellant Fred Corona contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his combined adjudication/revocation hearing in appellate cause numbers … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez Appellant James Gonzalez a/k/a James A. Gonzales appeals from his conviction for driving while intoxicated, a third-degree felony as a result of appellant’s two prior DW I convictions. See TEX. … Continue reading
counts of burglary of a habitation. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 29.03, 30.02 (West 2011). After Steer pleaded true to two prior felonies, the trial court assessed his punishment at seventy-five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas … Continue reading
In deciding the petition for discretionary review filed by Mauricio Celis, appellant, we address three jury-charge complaints. First, we determine that the offense of falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer, as it applies here, does not require an instruction … Continue reading
Appellant, David Avellaneda, was charged by indictment with intentional or knowing injury to a child, a first-degree felony. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.04(a), (e) (West Supp 2011). He pleaded guilty without a plea agreement to the lesser-included offense of … Continue reading
following in its place. Appellant, Kimberly Gilbert, was convicted of credit card fraud, a state jail felony. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 32.31(b)(1)(A) (West 2011). In two issues, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction. We affirm. … Continue reading
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and LongoriaMemorandum Opinion by Chief Justice ValdezA jury found appellant, Luis Aguilar, guilty of murder. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02 (West Supp. 2011). The trial court sentenced Aguilar to twenty-five years’ … Continue reading
Appellant, Jose Reyna, was convicted for possession of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony, and sentenced to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Institutional Division. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. §§ 481.102(3)(D), 481.115(a) (West Supp. 2011). … Continue reading
Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes Vicente Martinez a/k/a Vicente Martinez Jr., appellant, appeals two theft convictions,[1] state-jail felonies, punished as second-degree felonies because of prior offenses. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 31.03 (a), (b), … Continue reading
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and LongoriaMemorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides Buzz Begier, appellant, pleaded guilty to three counts of indecency with a child and was sentenced to seven years of deferred adjudication. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez Appellant Johnny Guerra challenges his conviction by a jury for theft, a second degree felony as a result of multiple enhancements. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 31.03(a), (b)(1) (West … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes Appellant Michael Daliet appeals his sentences for aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.03 (West 2011); robbery, a second-degree felony, see id. § 29.02; and … Continue reading
A jury convicted appellant of three counts of sexual assault and one count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. At sentencing, the trial judge ruled that appellant’s 2004 North Carolina conviction for “Taking Indecent Liberties With Children” (1) had … Continue reading
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Garza Pursuant to an open plea, appellant, Daniel Garcia, pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.011 (a)(2)(A), (f) (West 2011), … Continue reading
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez By four issues, appellant, Mauricio Celis, appeals his conviction for false identification as a peace officer, a class B misdemeanor. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 37.12 (West 2011). We affirm. I. BACKGROUND Appellant … Continue reading
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and LongoriaMemorandum Opinion by Justice Longoria Appellant, Michael Turner, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for tampering with physical evidence, a felony offense. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 37.09(a)(1) (West … Continue reading
Before Justices Benavides, Vela, and Perkes [1]Memorandum Opinion by Justice PerkesAppellant, Frankie Wayne Nealy, appeals the revocation of his deferred-adjudication probation. Appellant pleaded true to violating community-supervision conditions, but complains that the trial court: (1) failed to give
Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and PerkesMemorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes Appellant, Rachel Sarabia, appeals the revocation of her deferred-adjudication probation for the offense of credit card abuse, a state-jail felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 32.31 (West 2011). Appellant’s … Continue reading