Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Justice.

Juan Antonio Rodriguez appeals his conviction of intoxication manslaughter, for which he received a sentence of seventeen years imprisonment. Trial was before the bench on a plea of guilty. In four points of error, Rodriguez argues that his conviction should be overturned because his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily made as a result of an improper admonishment by the trial court and, further, because of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

In the early morning hours, Rodriguez was driving southbound at a high rate…