Bowen v. State

OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

This case involves a family trust established by the will of Alfred P. Douglass. The initial primary beneficiary was his wife. Upon her death, the trust was to terminate, and its assets distributed equally to their children: appellant Deborah Bowen and her brother or their descendants per stirpes. A jury convicted appellant of misapplication of fiduciary property owned by Dana White (or held for her benefit) of the value of $200,000 or more. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 32.45 (Vernon Supp. 2009). Appellant was sentenced to eight years in the Texas Department of…