Adelman v. State

OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Mirella Adelman, was indicted for the false imprisonment of Daniel Adel-man, her 25-year-old, mentally ill son. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 20.02. She waived a jury, pleaded not guilty, and with the aid of an attorney represented herself at trial. After hearing evidence, the trial court found appellant guilty and assessed a sentence of 180 days’ confinement. The judge probated the sentence.

Appellant challenged the sufficiency of evidence in the First Court of Appeals. She asserted that her…