Jessica Tata v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVELYN V. KEYES Justice.
A jury convicted appellant, Jessica Tata, of felony murder and assessed her punishment at eighty years’ confinement and a $10,000 fine. In five issues, appellant argues that the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend the indictment after the close of evidence, in denying her motion to quash the indictment, and in denying her motion to suppress evidence.
We affirm.
Background
Appellant was the owner and operator of Jackie’s Day Care, which she operated out of the home she leased from Ronald Velas-co. On the afternoon of February 24, 2011, appellant had…
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