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
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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DO NOT PUBLISH
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