Legal Opinion

Chambers v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 2017No. NUMBER 13-16-00079-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Contreras

Appellant John Chambers was convicted on fourteen counts of tampering with governmental records with intent to defraud or harm, each a state jail felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 37.10(c)(1) (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.). He was sentenced to two years, in state jail and a $2,800 fine, with the jail sentence suspended and community supervision imposed for five years. On appeal, Chambers argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, that the trial court lacked jurisdiction, and that the trial court erred in denying a requested jury…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Walters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Hacker, Anthony WayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Omar Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  2. Chambers, JohnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2019
  3. Hernandez v. Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2025
  4. John Chambers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  5. Megan Elise Mayberry v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023

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