Anguiano v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellants, Maria Anguiano and Diana Renteria Dominguez, appeal their judgments of conviction for the offense of prostitution. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 43.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1989). The jury rejected appellants’ “not guilty” pleas and found appellants guilty as charged in the indictment. The trial court assessed punishment at 60 days confinement in the county jail, probated for one year, with a fine of $100. We affirm.

In early 1988, local police officials became concerned about the escalating problem of prostitution in Sealy, Texas. Because the local law enforcement officers…