BENAVIDES v. STATE

No. 13-87-177-CR.

741 S.W.2d 576 (1987)

Lafiro Maximino BENAVIDES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos F. Vela, Harlingen, Tony Martinez, Bernard S. Kahn, Brownsville, for appellant.

Ben Euresti, Jr., Brownsville, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and DORSEY, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a plea of nolo contendere to indecency with a child. Appellant waived jury trial and stipulated to the evidence. The trial judge found appellant guilty and sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment. By a single point of error, appellant complains that the trial court improperly considered a letter from the complainant's parents in assessing punishment.

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