STATE v. VASILAS

No. PD-1473-06.

253 S.W.3d 268 (2008)

The STATE of Texas v. James VASILAS, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lonny S. Hoffman, Houston, for Appellant.

Katharine K. Decker, Asst. Crim. D.A., McKinney, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.


OPINION

HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In this case, we must determine whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that the Texas Penal Code Section 37.10(a)(5) and the Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 13 are not in pari materia. We affirm.

Background

Appellee James Vasilas is an attorney whose client was charged...

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