Yglesias v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Appellant Raul Enrique Yglesias appeals his conviction for manslaughter, complaining that the trial court erred (1) in requiring him to wear leg shackles during the guilt-innocence phase, and (2) in entering an affirmative finding that a deadly weapon had been used during the offense. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Complainant, L.J., was a twenty-month-old baby, whose mother left her in Gloria Fowler’s long-term care in 2001. In January 2003, Fowler’s sister, Michelle Martinez, and appellant Raul Enrique Yglesias began caring for L.J.…