Castillo v. State

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of illegal investment. Trial was by jury. Upon conviction, the jury sentenced Appellant to 17 years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

I. SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE

Prior to trial, Appellant subpoenaed Carmen Rodriguez, a former police officer, for testimony at trial. At the time she was subpoenaed, Rodriguez was a defendant in a federal criminal case involving alleged drug and weapon offenses. Rodriguez’s trial counsel in the…