Barron v. State

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant Bertha Barron appeals her conviction for obstructing a highway or other passageway.1 She was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to thirty days’ confinement and a $100 fine, probated for three months. On appeal she challenges the admission of extraneous offense evidence and the trial court’s failure to grant a directed verdict. We affirm.

FACTS

On June 11, 1997, members of an El Paso labor organization known as La Mu-jer Obrera gathered at the Ysleta Port of Entry to protest against the economic effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).…