Oscar Carrasco v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

OSCAR CARRASCO,

Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

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No. 08-02-00364-CR

Appeal from the

394th District Court

of Presidio County, Texas

(TC#2419)

O P I N I O N

A jury convicted Oscar Carrasco of first-degree murder and sentenced him to forty-seven years in prison. In his sole issue on appeal, Carrasco argues that the trial court erred by allowing into evidence a stipulation in which Carrasco admitted causing the victim=s death. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Carrasco has been tried twice for this offense. In…