LONNIE GUNN, JR. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS--Appeal from 252nd District Court of Jefferson County

NUMBER 13-01-242-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

THE STATE OF TEXAS , Appellee.

On appeal from the 252nd District Court

of Jefferson County, Texas.

Before Justices Dorsey, Ya ez, and Baird (1)

Opinion by Justice Baird

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of failure to comply with registration requirements. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 62.10 (Vernon Supp 2002). In a bench trial, appellant was convicted of the charged offense and punishment was assessed at ten years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice--Institutional Division. Appellant raises three points of error. We need not address them, however, because the State has confessed error.

After responding to the points of error raised by appellant, the State forthrightly states, "in the interest of justice," that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction in this case in three separate respects. We agree.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed and a judgment of acquittal entered. Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(c); Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 (1978); Greene v. Massey, 437 U.S. 19 (1978).

CHARLES F. BAIRD

Justice

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3(b).

Opinion delivered and filed this the

7th day of February, 2002.

1. Former Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Charles F. Baird assigned to this Court by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. 74.003 (Vernon 1998).