Juan Castro v. State

Opinion issued June 28, 2007

Opinion issued June 28, 2007

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-06-00359-CR

JUAN CASTRO, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 184th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1017165

O P I N I O N

Appellant Juan Castro pleaded not guilty to the first-degree felony offense of aggravated robbery. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 29.03(a)(2), (b) (Vernon 2003). A jury found Castro guilty and assessed punishment at sixty years’ confinement. In two issues, Castro contends the trial court (1) abused its discretion in…