State v. Vasilas

OPINION ON REMAND

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

The State of Texas appeals the quashing of one of the four counts in an indictment charging James Vasilas with tampering with a governmental record under section 37.10(a)(5) of the Penal Code. In two issues, the State argues the trial court erroneously concluded (1) that section 37.10(a)(5) of the Penal Code is in pari materia with rule of civil procedure 13 and (2) that a petition for expunction is not a “governmental record” under chapter 37 of the Penal Code. On original submission, this Court overruled the State’s second issue. We held the…