McQueen v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Stacie Lynette McQueen was indicted and tried for assault of a peace officer. The jury found her guilty of the lesser included offense of criminal assault and set her punishment at one year of confinement and a $4,000.00 fine. We affirm the conviction.

Houston police officers R.D. Rodriguez, Bill Gonzales, and Randy Bond were on bicycle patrol in the Bellaire Square Apartments on the night of October 28, 1996. While on patrol that night, the officers watched McQueen walk through the courtyard and into the parking lot. The officers stopped her and asked her a few…