Ralph Castillo and Christopher Castillo v. State Texas

Appellants, Ralph Castillo and Christopher Castillo, were tried jointly and found guilty of the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity. Tex. Penal Code ? 71.02(a)(5). The jury assessed punishment for each at imprisonment for 65 years and a fine of $100,000. The Tenth Court of Appeals subsequently affirmed both convictions in an unpublished opinion. Castillo v. State, Nos. 10-88-044-CR and 10-88-034-CR (Tex.App.--Waco, Aug. 10, 1991). We granted Appellants petitions for discretionary review, pursuant to Tex. R. App. Proc. 200(c)(4), in order to determine whether certain wiretap evidence should have been suppressed under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.20, ? 2 (the wiretap statute exclusionary rule). We will affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.