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Court: Jury finds Robert Castillo guilty of manslaughter and failing to render aid
Summary
A judge announced that a jury found Robert Castillo guilty of manslaughter (count 1) and of failing to render aid after an accident (count 2); the jurors were polled and each answered "yes," confirming the verdicts. The jury was escorted back to the jury room and the court recessed briefly.
A judge announced that a jury found defendant Robert Castillo guilty of manslaughter and guilty of failing to comply with the duty to give information and render aid after being involved in an accident, the court recorded.
The jury’s verdicts were read aloud by the judge, who stated, “we, the jury, find the defendant, Robert Castillo, guilty of the offense of manslaughter as charged in count 1 of the indictment,” and that the jury likewise found Castillo guilty on count 2 for failing to render aid, citing Transportation Code sections 550.021(a)(4), 550.021(c)(1)(A) and 550.023.
The announcement came after the judge told the courtroom the deputy had informed the court that a verdict had been reached and asked the gallery to remain calm so as not to affect the jury. When the court asked if anyone wished to have the jurors polled, an affirmative response was recorded; the judge then polled jurors individually and instructed them to answer “yes” if the announced verdict was their verdict and “no” if it was not. Each juror answered “yes,” and the judge confirmed the responses accounted for both counts. The transcript does not specify how many jurors responded.
After polling, the judge instructed Deputy Laura to escort the jurors back to the jury room and said the court would call them out briefly; the courtroom was asked to rise as the jurors were escorted out. The transcript ends with that brief recess; the record provided does not specify subsequent proceedings or any sentencing date.
Authorities cited in court during the reading of the verdict include Transportation Code sections 550.021(a)(4), 550.021(c)(1)(A) and 550.023, as read into the record by the judge.
The court record in this transcript does not include additional argument, defense or prosecution comments after the verdict, nor does it list a sentencing date or the number of jurors who participated in the poll.
