Matthew Riddle v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00089-CR

MATTHEW RIDDLE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 202nd District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 24F0337-202

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION

A Bowie County jury convicted Matthew Riddle of child grooming and assessed a

punishment of ten years’ imprisonment with a $10,000.00 fine. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN.

§ 15.032 (Supp.). Riddle appeals from this conviction, as well as another conviction for child

grooming in his companion appellate case numbered 06-25-00088-CR and a conviction for

online solicitation of a minor in companion appellate case number 06-25-00090-CR. See id.;

TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 33.021 (Supp.).

Riddle’s appeal in this case raises the same issue raised in his appeal from 06-25-00088-

CR. Specifically, Riddle argues that Section “15.032 is unconstitutional and [the] indictment[]

under that statute should be dismissed because [it] violate[s] the first amendment [sic] and [is]

vague and overbroad.” For the same reasons discussed in 06-25-00088-CR, we overrule

Riddle’s point of error as inadequately briefed.

We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice

Date Submitted: January 29, 2026 Date Decided: January 30, 2026

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