Langston v. State

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellants were charged with the misdemeanor offense of criminal trespass. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.05. After a joint trial, a jury found appellants guilty, and the court assessed punishment at a fine of $250 and 180 days confinement in the Harris County jail, probated for 180 days. As a condition of probation, appellants were ordered to be confined in the Harris County jail for 10 days pending appeal. We reverse and render.

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