Legal Opinion
Ramos v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 18, 2009No. PD-0812-08PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
We granted review in this case to determine: (1) whether our state felony forgery statute covers the forgery of a Social Secu*304rity card1 and (2) whether a jury must be instructed that in the definition of the felony forgery offense, the term “instrument” means “negotiable instrument.” We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second question in the negative.
On May 13, 2005, a Harris County grand jury returned an indictment charging Her-nán Arquimides Ramos with felony forgery of a government instrument under Texas…
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