Jones, Christina Carletta

OPINION

KEASLER, J.,

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

Christina Jones claims that her conviction for fraudulent use or possession of identifying information violated the doctrine of in pari materia because that statute conflicts with the statute defining the offense of failure to identify, carrying a lower penalty. Because the statutes differ in meaningful ways, we disagree and affirm the court of appeals’s judgment.

I. Facts

In November 2007, Jones was stopped for speeding by Addison Police Officer Jeff Sharp. Jones gave Officer Sharp her correct date of birth, but told him her name…