Armando Camarillo Gonzalez v. State ( 2003 )

                                                             11th Court of Appeals

                                                                  Eastland, Texas

                                                                        Opinion

Armando Camarillo Gonzalez

Appellant

Vs.                   No. 11-01-00336-CR B Appeal from Dallas County

State of Texas

Appellee

The trial court convicted appellant, upon his plea of guilty, of intoxicated assault.^[1]  A plea bargain agreement was not reached.  The trial court assessed punishment at confinement for 10 years and a $5,000 fine.^[2]  We affirm.

In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction. Specifically, appellant argues that the record contains no evidence to support his guilty plea as is required by TEX. CODE CRIM. PRO. ANN. art. 1.15 (Vernon Supp. 2003).

Prior to the trial court=s determination that appellant was guilty, appellant testified that the reason he was driving on the wrong side of the road was that he had Ahad too much to drink.@ Appellant was aware that someone had been injured in the accident, and he stated that he took responsibility for breaking the law and causing the injuries.  Appellant also informed the court that he had one prior driving while intoxicated offense and that he was willing to pay any medical bills as a condition of his community supervision. 

After appellant=s testimony, the trial court found that appellant=s waiver of rights, his guilty plea, and his judicial confession were freely and knowingly made.  The trial court then found appellant guilty and assessed punishment. 

The evidence is legally sufficient to support the verdict.    Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (1979); Jackson v. State, 17 S.W.3d 664 (Tex.Cr.App.2000).  The point of error is overruled.

The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

W. G. ARNOT, III

CHIEF JUSTICE

April 10, 2003

Do not publish.  See TEX.R.APP.P. 47.2(b).

Panel consists of: Arnot, C.J., and

Wright, J., and McCall, J.

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^[1]TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. ' 49.07 (Vernon 2003).

^[2]TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. ' 12.34 (Vernon 2003).