Schumaker v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

In a consolidated trial of four criminal cases, appellant was convicted of Harassment, Criminal Mischief, Assault, and Driving While Intoxicated. The jury assessed a total of two and a half years in jail and $7,000 in fines. The trial court granted partial probation. We reverse his convictions.

Around 9:00 p.m. on June 27, 1984, appellant made several telephone calls to the Beeville Police Department. He was upset because his fourteen-year-old daughter had run away from home. The police dispatcher handling his calls hung up on him several times because appellant was…