OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
MEYERS, Judge.
Appellant, the former sheriff of Polk County was indicted on five counts of official misconduct; the fourth and fifth counts were dismissed prior to trial. On April 29, 1991 the jury found appellant guilty of nepotism and official misconduct. See Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5996a § 1(c) (Vernon 1987) and Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 39.01(a)(1) (Vernon 1989), respectively. The jury...
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