Legal Opinion

Heller v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided August 16, 2011No. 07-09-00390-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES T. CAMPBELL Justice.

Appellant Natasha Marie Heller was charged by information with misdemeanor criminal trespass. 1 At trial, over appellant’s objection, the trial court instructed the jury it could find her guilty of a lesser-included offense of attempted criminal trespass. The jury found her guilty of the lesser offense, and imposed a fine of $500 as punishment. We will overrule her appellate issue, and affirm the judgment.

Background

The information alleged appellant entered a habitation. Evidence showed that appellant knocked on the door of the home of the complainant, seeking…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Royster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. West v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gary Deon Elbeyallen A/K/A Gary Deon Allen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  2. Thornton, GregoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. Thornton, GregoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  4. Thornton, GregoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014

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