Carlos Flores Hiracheta v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-05-00322-CR

Carlos Flores Hiracheta, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 2000-006, HONORABLE CHARLES R. RAMSAY, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Appellant Carlos Flores Hiracheta pleaded guilty before a jury to intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 22.02 (West Supp. 2006), § 49.07 (West 2003). After hearing evidence, the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years' imprisonment and a $5,000 fine for the manslaughter…