Hann v. State

OPINION

WEAVER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, George Washington Hann, was convicted by the trial court of criminal trespass. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 30.05 (Vernon 1989). The judge set punishment at thirty days in jail and a $500.00 fine.

We reverse and acquit.

Appellant rented a hangar at Aero-Val-ley Airport in Denton County. In order to get from the runway to his hangar, appellant had to cross certain property (the “transient area”) to which the complaining witness, Glen Hyde, claimed the right of possession to the exclusion of appellant.

In his sole point of error, appellant asserts that the…