Perry v. State

CARROLL, Justice.

Appellant, Verna Jean Adkins Perry, was convicted in a nonjury trial in Travis County for the offense of interference with child custody. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 25.03 (1974 & Supp.1987). Punishment was assessed at two years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections, with the sentence probated. We will affirm the district court’s judgment.

This appeal involves the sufficiency of evidence necessary to sustain a conviction under Tex.Pen.Code § 25.03. At trial, it was incumbent upon the State to prove the following elements:(a) Appellant retained a child younger than 18…