Jose R. Morales v. the State of Texas

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-24-00065-CR ___________________________ JOSE R. MORALES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from 371st District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 0999946D Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Birdwell, JJ. Opinion by Chief Justice Sudderth OPINION Appellant Jose R. Morales pleaded guilty—without the benefit of a plea bargain as to punishment—to aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age. Following an off-the-record punishment hearing, the trial court…