Case Name: Robert Francis RITZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 2017-06-14
Citations: 533 S.W.3d 302
Docket Number: NO. PD-1661-15
Parties: Robert Francis RITZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas
Judges: Newell, J. filed a concurring opinion in which Hervey, Yeary, and Keel JJ. joined.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 533
Pages: 302–315

Head Matter:
Robert Francis RITZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas
NO. PD-1661-15
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Delivered: June 14, 2017
Rehearing Overruled August 23, 2017
Linda Icenhauer-Ramirez, Austin, for Appellant.
Lisa McMinn, Brian Erskine, for the State of Texas. . .

Opinion:
Per curiam.
A jury convicted Ritz of continuous trafficking of a person. The court of appeals affirmed the conviction and held that the evidence was legally sufficient under the plain text of the statute even though the facts did not involve' "organizéd crime, prostitution, or forced labor." This Court initially granted discretionary review to examine that holding.' Having examined the record and briefs, we conclude that our decision to grant review was improvident. We therefore dismiss Appellant's petition for discretionary review as improvidently granted.
Newell, J. filed a concurring opinion in which Hervey, Yeary, and Keel JJ. joined.
Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Walker, J. joined.
. Ritz v. State, 481 S.W.3d 383, 386 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015).