Carlos Rodriguez Morales v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00337-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG CARLOS RODRIGUEZ MORALES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 406TH DISTRICT COURT OF WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices West and Fonseca Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Tijerina A jury convicted appellant Carlos Rodriguez Morales of smuggling of person, a first-degree felony, and he was sentenced to eighteen years’ imprisonment. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.05(b)(2)(A) (increasing the offense to a first-degree felony with…