Dockstader v. State

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Harvey Joseph Dockstader, Jr. of promoting a pyramid promotional scheme and assessed punishment at two years’ incarceration in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Jail Division, and a $10,000 fine. Appellant raises nine issues on appeal. We affirm.

Factual And Procedural Background

Appellant is the founder of an organization known as Elite Activity. Since 2001, Elite Activity has maintained an internet website where people are invited to participate in a “cycle of abundance” through the giving and receiving of monetary…