Steven Ortiz v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.

Appellant Steven Ortiz appeals his conviction for the Class C misdemeanor offense of criminal mischief. Via his sole point of error, appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Agreeing the evidence is legally insufficient, we will reverse.

Appellant was charged by information with the misdemeanor offense of criminal mischief. 1 Specifically, the complaint alleged he intentionally and knowingly damaged or destroyed police department property, without its owner’s effective consent, by spitting on…