Brenda Guadalupe Trevino v. State

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Interference with Public Duties, a Class B misdemeanor, and sentenced by the trial court to one day in jail. On appeal, Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to support her conviction and that the trial court failed to instruct the jury sua sponte on the statutory speech-only defense. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On November 29, 2013, a 911 dispatcher received a report that Appellant’s 17-year-old sister was threatening suicide and had a knife. El Paso Police Officer James O’Connor was dispatched to the home.. The jury…