Pokladnik v. State

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

In a joint trial, the trial court convicted Barbara Pokladnik, Allan W. Coker, and Te-jas Wrecker Service (Tejas) in nine separate cases of tampering with governmental records. 1 We hold that the documents in question were not governmental records when the false entries were made. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s judgments and enter judgments of acquittal.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Coker, doing business as Tejas, employed Pokladnik. Tejas towed automobiles parked in unauthorized areas on private property. Tejas stored the cars until the owners claimed them. If an owner…