Hassan v. State

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Appellant Adbihakim Hassan appeals from the county criminal court at law’s affirmance of his conviction of a misdemeanor traffic offense in municipal court. We reverse and remand.

Factual Background

Appellant was charged with a misdemeanor offense of failing to stop at a clearly marked stop line while facing a red light. He pleaded “not guilty.” At the jury trial in municipal court, Officer William Lindsey of the Houston Police Department testified that he saw appellant, who was driving a taxi cab, stopped at a red light intersection in Houston. Officer…