Abelino Cantu, Jr. v. State

NUMBER 13-08-00666-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

ABELINO CANTU, JR. A/K/A

AVELINO CANTU, JR., Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 214th District Court

of Nueces County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Yañez, Garza, and Benavides

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides

Avelino Cantu Jr. ("Cantu") (1) appeals his conviction for manslaughter of his son, Avelino Cantu III ("Avelino"). See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.04 (Vernon 2003). After a jury trial on an indictment for murder, Cantu was found guilty of the lesser-included…