Fernando Gonzales, Jr. v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-04-169-CR

FERNANDO GONZALES, JR. APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION1

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I. Introduction

A jury convicted Appellant Fernando Gonzales, Jr. of capital murder, and the trial court sentenced him to a mandatory life sentence. In his first three issues, Gonzales claims that many of his constitutional rights were violated when his trial counsel waived final argument. In issues four through six, Gonzales complains that the trial court erred by…