Sarsfield v. State

OPINION

BILL CANNON, Justice (Assigned).

Rosemary Sarsfield appeals her conviction by a jury for criminal trespass on an airplane pursuant to section 30.05 of the Texas Penal Code. The trial court assessed her punishment at 90 days confinement in the county jail and a $250.00 fine, probated for one year. In ten points of error, appellant challenges her conviction. We reverse and render a judgment of acquittal for appellant.

I. BACKGROUND.

On October 12, 1997, appellant attempted to board her Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Washington, D.C., and was stopped by Mary Maglio (Maglio), a…