Matthew Riddle v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
• Decided: January 30, 2026
• Docket: 06-25-00090-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

No. 06-25-00090-CR

MATTHEW RIDDLE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 202nd District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 24F0360-202

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

A Bowie County jury convicted Matthew Riddle of online solicitation of a minor and

assessed a punishment of twenty years’ imprisonment with a $10,000.00 fine. See 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 he was also convicted for child grooming under Section

15.032 of the Texas Penal Code and that his indictment in this case should be dismissed because

Section 33.021 “cannot be applied simultaneously.” See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 15.032

(Supp.). For the same reasons stated in our opinion in 06-25-0088-CR, we overrule Riddle’s

point of error as inadequately briefed.

We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Jeff Rambin Justice

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

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