RODRIGUEZ v. STATE

Nos. 14-99-00479-CR, 14-99-00517-CR.

47 S.W.3d 86 (2001)

Sandra RODRIGUEZ and Herman Mendoza Aguilar, Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

April 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Stambaugh, Houston, for appellant.

Calvin Hartman, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices YATES, FOWLER, and BAIRD.


MAJORITY OPINION

YATES, Justice.

Appellants were charged by information with the offense of failing to report child abuse. See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 261.101(a) (Vernon Supp.1999). Failure to report such abuse is a Class B misdemeanor. See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 261.109 (Vernon 1996).

Prior to trial, appellants filed a motion to quash their informations, contending the statute was facially unconstitutional because the term "immediately...

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