OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted of the Class A misdemeanor official oppression by mistreatment under TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 39.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1974). Because this was a case involving official misconduct, it was tried in the district court. TEX. CONST. art. 5 § 8 (Vernon Supp. 1982). The trial court, whom appellant had elected to assess punishment, sentenced appellant to one year's confinement in the county jail and a fine of...
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