Rodriguez v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

On October 18, 1989, Ronald and Amy Fasset returned home and found two Hispanic males, Jesus Rodriguez a/k/a Jesus Munos and a companion, holding guns leaving their house. The two men took the Fassets into the house, demanded money, and threatened to kill them. The victims were beaten and their car was stolen. The Fassets identified appellant and Vincente Silva from a photographic lineup.

The State charged appellant with armed robbery, armed burglary, grand theft, and kidnapping. Appellant pled nolo conten-dere as charged in exchange for a mid-range guidelines sentence. The trial…