Emerson v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction in a district court for “official oppression,” a misdemeanor denounced by Y.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 39.02. Appellant challenged the jurisdiction of the district court to try him for this misdemeanor offense. The Houston (1st) Court of Appeals rejected his contention, holding that “the offense charged against the appellant in the instant case is within the ambit of the phrase ‘official misconduct’ as that term is used in the State Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure.” Emerson v. State, 662 S.W.2d 92, 94 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st] 1983). Following…