Medina v. State

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault with an automobile. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court abused its discretion in denying her motion for continuance.

The incident giving rise to the charges occurred in a mobile home park in which there had been prior confrontations between drivers and teenagers riding bicycles. The park had been constructed as an adult community with no sidewalks, and children rode their bicycles in the street. The problem had become significant enough to be the subject of a neighborhood meeting.

On the day in question, after a verbal…