Englund v. State

On original submission we held that the trial court erred in admitting a “faxed” certified copy of a Cameron County judgment. We found that the facsimile transmission (fax) did not satisfy the authentication requirements of Tex.R.Crim.Evid. 902 and 1005. We initially read these rules to require the contents of a public record to be proved by an original certified copy, certified in accordance with rule 902.

Motion for Rehearing

We are confronted with an extraordinarily persuasive motion for rehearing filed by the Prosecutor Assistance Division of the Office of the Attorney General.1 The. issue…