Perez v. Texas (Original)
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Appellant Ramon Perez was convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child by contact. He was sentenced to life in prison for each of the three aggravated counts and twenty years in prison and a fine for each count of indecency. All sentences were to run consecutively. The Tenth Court of Appeals affirmed his sentence. Appellant was originally charged in an eleven-count indictment with four counts of indecency with a child and seven counts of aggravated sexual assault. The day before trial, the State filed a motion asking the trial court to amend the indictment by replacing the existing eleven counts with the five counts in an attached exhibit. The motion also stated, "The Defendant, by and through his attorney of record, has been notified that the State is seeking amendment of the indictment, agrees to the amendment and waives ten (10) days notice to prepare for trial ...." The State's motion was signed by appellant and his trial attorney as "Agreed." The trial court held a hearing on the motion. Appellant's trial counsel stated that he had no objections to the amendments and that they were waiving the statutorily-allowed extra time. On appeal of his convictions, however, appellant raised two issues: 1) whether the indictment was properly amended from its original eleven counts to five ; and 2) whether the trial court committed reversible error by not granting the appellant a hearing on his motion for new trial. Finding no error, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Court of Appeals.
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