TOVAR v. STATE

Nos. 04-95-00554-CR, 04-95-00555-CR.

949 S.W.2d 370 (1997)

Joe TOVAR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

June 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis R. Vera, Jr., Law Offices of Luis R. Vera, Jr., San Antonio, Michael D. Bernard, Hitchings, Pollock & Bernard, San Antonio, for Appellant.

Roderick B. Glass, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, for Appellee.

Before STONE, GREEN and DUNCAN, JJ.


OPINION

STONE, Justice.

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether conviction of a government official under the Texas Open Meetings Act for calling or participating in a closed meeting not permitted under the Act requires the fact finder to first determine that the official knew the closed meeting was impermissible. We hold that under the plain language of the Open Meetings Act, a government official can be found guilty of violating the Act by calling...

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