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STATE v. MAITLAND

No. 2-98-509-CR.

993 S.W.2d 880 (1999)

The STATE of Texas, State, v. Terry MAITLAND, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

May 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Vance, Criminal District Attorney, Clark Birdsall, Assistant District, Dallas, Matthew Paul, State Prosecuting Attorney, Austin, for Appellant.

Griffin W. Collie, Dallas, for Appellee.

Panel A: CAYCE, C.J.; LIVINGSTON and BRIGHAM, JJ.

OPINION

JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether in a prosecution for the offense of making a false entry in a governmental record under section 37.10(a)(1),1 the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination bars admission of the statement that forms the basis of the charged offense. We hold that it does not.

Appellee Terry Maitland worked as a deputy constable in Dallas County...

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