Chase, Ryan Francis

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1768-13 RYAN FRANCIS CHASE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS BELL COUNTY K ELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which P RICE, W OMACK, K EASLER, H ERVEY, C OCHRAN and A LCALA, JJ., joined. M EYERS, J., filed a dissenting opinion. J OHNSON, J., concurred. The issue before us is whether § 822.013(a) of the Health and Safety Code provides a defense to criminal prosecution. We conclude that it does and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. I. BACKGROUND…