Hardy v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Dearl Hardy guilty of perjury and a judge sentenced him to six months’ confinement in the Chambers County jail and a $2,500 fine. In eight sub-points of error, appellant alleges that the evidence is both legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction. Because we find the evidence to be legally insufficient to support appellant’s conviction, we reverse the conviction and render a judgment of acquittal.

Background

In September 2001, appellant was the chief deputy of the Chambers County Sheriffs Department. A jury…