Melayna Diane Howard v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00522-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG MELAYNA DIANE HOWARD, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 452ND DISTRICT COURT OF EDWARDS COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides After her motion to suppress was denied, appellant Melayna Diane Howard entered an open plea of guilty to human smuggling, a second-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 20.05(b). The trial court deferred an adjudication of guilt and placed Howard on community…