ZUNIGA v. STATE

No. 13-81-157-CR.

664 S.W.2d 366 (1983)

Bartolome ZUNIGA, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Connors, III, McAllen, for appellant.

Robert Salinas, Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and GONZALEZ, JJ.


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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