Michael Coronado v. State

Michael Coronado v. State of Texas

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-98-188-CR

MICHAEL CORONADO,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 187th District Court

Bexar County, Texas

Trial Court # 97-CR-1638-A

O P I N I O N

Michael Coronado pleaded guilty to the offense of murder, without the benefit of a plea recommendation from the State, and the court assessed his punishment at imprisonment for life. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.02(b)(1) (Vernon 1994). Coronado argues in two points that: (1) the court abused its discretion by refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea because it was…