Legal Opinion

Meza v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 4, 2017No. 04-16-00735-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by: Marialyn Barnard, Justice

A jury found appellant Janie Meza guilty of endangering a child. The trial court sentenced Meza to two years' confinement, probated for two years. On appeal, Meza contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying her motion to quash; (2) the trial court erred in permitting a police officer to testify about Meza's possible drug consumption; and (3) the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction.2 We affirm the trial court's judgment.

BACKGROUND

Sometime after 11:00 p.m., Walter Ortiz Gonzalez, an employee of the InTown Suites hotel, received a telephone…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Isassi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  3. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Alvarado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. PenningAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  2. People v. PenningAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  3. Abilene Schnieder v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2025
  4. Christian Alexander Moreno v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2025
  5. Erica Hampton Bicknell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2020

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