Mauricio Pineda v. The State of Texas Appeal from 178th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion )
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Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 2, 2014. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-13-00228-CR MAURICIO PINEDA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 178th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1320953 MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted appellant Mauricio Pineda of sexual assault of a child and sentenced him to imprisonment for twenty years. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. We affirm. In a single issue, appellant claims the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the complainant s Honduran birth certificate. There were lengthy discussions on the record regarding the admissibility of the exhibit prior to its admission. However, the record reflects the following exchange when the State ultimately introduced the birth certificate into evidence: [The State]: Judge, at this time, I m going to offer State s Exhibit 8. Tender to defense counsel for objection? THE COURT: All right. [Defense Counsel]: No objection, Judge. Any error in admitting the birth certificate was waived. See Nadal v. State, 348 S.W.3d 304, 317 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, pet. ref d) (citing Holmes v. State, 248 S.W.3d 194, 201 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) ( [A] defendant waives any complaint on appeal concerning the admissibility of evidence when he affirmatively states, No objection, at the time the evidence is offered.... )). Accordingly, appellant s sole issue is overruled and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. /s/ Marc W. Brown Justice Panel consists of Justices McCally, Brown, and Wise. Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2
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