Barrera, Sergio Vela

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS No. PD-1642-07 SERGIO VELA BARRERA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT’S MOTION TO ABATE APPEAL IN CAUSE NO. 13-03-707-CR FROM THE 13 TH COURT OF APPEALS HIDALGO COUNTY Per Curiam. OPINION A jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for 99 years and a fine of $10,000. When pronouncing the sentence, the trial court further ordered appellant to pay restitution in the amount of $12,000 to the family of the victim for funeral expenses. The court of appeals held that the trial court’s restitution order lacked…