Quintanilla v. State

OPINION

J. WOODFIN JONES, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Carlos Quintanilla guilty of intoxication manslaughter and assessed punishment at fourteen years in prison and a $10,000 fíne. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.08 (West Supp. 2008). Appellant contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to sustain the guilty verdict because the State failed to prove that he caused the deceased’s death. We find the evidence to be sufficient and affirm the conviction.

BACKGROUND

At 2:45 a.m. on April 19, 2000, off-duty Austin Police Officer Jim Beck was driving south on highway 188 to…