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VELA v. STATE

No. 13-03-102-CR.

159 S.W.3d 172 (2004)

Richard VELA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

Rehearing Overruled October 12, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Lawrence, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Richard Vela Jr., Sugar Land, pro se.

Joe C. Lockhart, Asst. Dist. Atty., Carlos Valdez, Nueces County Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for state.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices CASTILLO and BAIRD.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice BAIRD.

Appellant was charged by indictment with three counts of sexual assault and one count of aggravated assault. A jury acquitted appellant of the sexual assault offenses alleged in counts I and II but convicted appellant of the sexual assault alleged in count III and the aggravated assault alleged in count IV. The jury assessed punishment at twelve years confinement and a fine of $5,000 on count III, and fourteen years confinement...

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