Fernando Muniz-Luna v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-09-00266-CR

Fernando Muniz-Luna, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 63220, HONORABLE WILLIAM BACHUS JR., JUDGE PRESIDING

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

The State charged Fernando Muniz-Luna with aggravated sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident of sexual contact with his twelve-year-old daughter D.M. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021 (West Supp. 2009). After a jury found Muniz-Luna guilty, the trial court assessed punishment at 20 years' imprisonment. In…