Legal Opinion

State v. Kinsey

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1992No. 2-92-106-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERS, Justice.

Appellee, Virginia G. Kinsey, was charged with the offense of criminal trespass, in violation of Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.05 (Vernon 1989). She timely filed a motion to quash the information on the ground that it failed to state an offense. The trial court granted appellee’s motion. The State appeals from the granting of appellee’s motion to quash the information.

We affirm.

The State’s sole contention on appeal is that the information properly states the offense of criminal trespass because the language conveys the same meaning as the statute. When an offense is defined…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Day v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Chance v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Soto v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. State v. Staley, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. KinseyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Anthony Lemoha v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  3. State v. KinseyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993

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