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Megason v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided June 6, 2000No. 06-99-00047-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by Justice GRANT.

Marylene Megason, the former County Clerk of Bowie County, appeals from her conviction of two counts for the offense of abuse of official capacity. On a change of venue motion, the case was transferred to Camp County for trial and was tried by a visiting judge with an attorney pro tem representing the State. A jury convicted Megason, and the court assessed her punishment on each count at one year in a state jail facility, probated for two years. 1

This case involves the alleged misuse of county funds and personnel in connection with the microfilming of old…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Sledge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Jeremy Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. James Shad Neal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
  3. Horton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  4. Casey Austin Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2016
  5. David Irvin v. Smiley's Studio, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006

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