Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided March 31, 1981Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable James B. Adams Director Texas Department of Public Safety 5805 N. Lamar Boulevard Austin, Texas 78773
Re: Perjurious complaints against law enforcement officers
Dear Colonel Adams:
Article 6252-20, V.T.C.S., requires that complaints against certain law enforcement officers be placed in writing and signed by the complainants before the complaints may be considered by superiors as a basis for disciplinary action against such officers. You advise that complaints sometimes consist of intentional fabrications or misrepresentations, and ask:
[Is] a person who makes a false statement, under…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Greer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- United States v. Browning, Inc., Browning Arms Company and John Val BrowningCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Banach v. State Commission on Human RelationsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Riggall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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