Ramirez v. State

The defendant appeals her conviction and sentence for battery on a law enforcement officer. She argues the trial court erred in allowing the State to shift the burden of proof during its cross-examination of her, and in refusing to read back certain trial testimony. We find no error in the latter issue, but reverse the court’s rulings on the State’s cross-examination because this impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to the defendant.

The defendant was arrested and taken to jail for leaving her baggage unattended at the airport. The charged crime occurred during a female detention deputy’s…