Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-06-27 21:09:37.755084+00
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

                          JUDGMENT RENDERED JUNE 23, 2023

                                       NO. 03-20-00138-CR

                                 Danielle Leigh Edwards, Appellant

                                                 v.

                                    The State of Texas, Appellee

      APPEAL FROM THE 421ST DISTRICT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY
        BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE BYRNE, JUSTICES BAKER AND SMITH
             MODIFIED AND, AS MODIFIED, AFFIRMED IN PART;
             REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART ON REMAND –
                      OPINION BY JUSTICE BAKER

This is an appeal from the judgment of conviction entered by the trial court. Having reviewed

the record and the parties’ arguments, the Court holds that there was no error in the portion of the

judgment finding guilt that requires reversal. However, there was error in that portion of the

judgment that requires correction. Therefore, the Court modifies the trial court’s judgment to

reflect a conviction for the state-jail felony offense of endangering a child. The trial court’s

judgment of conviction, as modified, is affirmed. However, the Court reverses the portion of the

judgment imposing sentence and remands the case to the trial court for a new punishment

hearing on the lesser-included offense. Because appellant is indigent and unable to pay costs, no

adjudication of costs is made.