The State of Texas v. Aldo Galindo-Zamora

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-22-00739-CR

The STATE of Texas, Appellant

v.

Aldo GALINDO-ZAMORA, Appellee

From the 49th Judicial District Court, Zapata County, Texas Trial Court No. 11,800 Honorable Jose A. Lopez, Judge Presiding

Opinion by: Irene Rios, Justice

Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

Delivered and Filed: September 27, 2023

AFFIRMED

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Aldo Galindo-Zamora’s habeas relief. We

affirm.

BACKGROUND

As part of Operation Lone Star, Aldo Galindo-Zamora, a noncitizen, was arrested for

trespassing on private property in Zapata County. He filed an application for writ of habeas corpus

seeking dismissal of the criminal charge based on a violation of his state and federal rights to equal

protection. Specifically, Galindo-Zamora asserted that the State of Texas was engaging in selective 04-22-00739-CR

prosecution because only men were being charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass. The trial

court granted Galindo-Zamora’s requested relief, and the State appealed.

DISCUSSION

The habeas proceeding in this appeal occurred concurrently with the proceeding in State v.

Del Campo-Chavez, No. 04-22-00737-CR, 2023 WL 4916433, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio

Aug. 2, 2023, no pet. h.). This appeal involves the same arguments and evidence on the same

record as that opinion. For the reasons described in that opinion, we affirm the trial court’s order

granting habeas relief.

Irene Rios, Justice

DO NOT PUBLISH

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